Evolution is no longer just a theory -- and nature is more of a bitch goddess than a kindly mother -- in this tense science thriller from the author of the Nebula Award-winning Darwin's RadioStella Nova is one of the 'virus children', a generation of genetically enhanced babies born a dozen years before to mothers infected with the SHEVA virus. In fact, the children represent the next great evolutionary leap and a new species of human, Homo sapiens novus, but this is officially denied. They're gentle, charming and persuasive, possessed of remarkable traits. Nevertheless, they are locked up in special schools, quarantined from society, feared and reviled. 'Survival of the fittest' takes on a new dimension as the children reach puberty. Stella is one of the first to find herself attracted to another 'virus child', but the authorities are watching and waiting for the opportunity to strike the next blow in their escalating war to preserve 'humankind' at any cost.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Harpercollins Pub.
ISBN: 9780007132386
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 475
Tiempo de lectura:
9h 50m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Año de edición: 2003
Plaza de edición: London
Alto: 18.0 cm
Ancho: 11.0 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Greg Bear
Greg Bear es autor de más de treinta libros de ciencia ficción y fantasía, ha sido ganador de dos Hugos y cinco Nebulas por sus obras de ficción, y es uno de los dos autores que han obtenido un Nebula en cada categoría. Ha sido denominado el «mejor escritor en activo de ciencia ficción rigurosa» por The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.