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North · Ravensdale
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Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction · Book 6 of 9
Neanderthals
Dan Simmons
2002
FictionNeanderthalsPrehistoric peoplesHugo Award WinnerNeanderthals -- Fiction
About this book
From back cover Tor paperback February 2003: *Hominids* examines two unique species of people. *We* are one of those species; the other is the Neanderthals of a parallel world where *they* became the dominant intelligence. The Neanderthal civilization has reached heights of culture and science comparable to our own, but with radically different history, society and philosophy. Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, accidentally pierces the barrier between worlds and is transferred to our universe. Almost …
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A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.
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An ideas-driven with strong world, awestruck and foreign read.
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