Darwinia - Softcover

Wilson, Robert Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812566629 ISBN 13: 9780812566628

Publisher: Tor Science Fiction, 1999

Synopsis

In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antedeluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle is an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire. Leaving American now ruled by religious fundamentalism, young Guilford Law travels to Darwinia on a mission of discovery that will take him further than he can possibly imagine...to a shattering revelation about mankind's destiny in the universe. "Darwinia" is a 1999 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.

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Review:

In 1912, the entire population of Europe disappeared; all over the rest of the world, there were lights in the sky and the telegraph wires went silent. And suddenly from Britain to Siberia, from Sweden to Spain, there was a jungle full of strange monsters, fur-bearing snakes and lost cities--the continent they call Darwinia. In America, religious fundamentalists came to power claiming that this was God's punishment for the heresies of Darwin; an expedition sets out into the heart of the lost continent. And people are haunted by dreams of a war that never was ... If this were all that were going on, Robert Charles Wilson's novel would be audacious and intellectually thrilling enough, but there is more besides, lots more. At an early stage, we realise that the expedition has its enemies--a conspiracy of the deadly and immortal. And neither the conspiracy, nor the world of the Darwinia miracle, is exactly what they seem. Full of speculations about Deep History, the nature of reality and the plan to escape the end of Time, this starts as SF adventure story and becomes remarkably more; over several books, Wilson has quietly built himself a reputation of promise, and now entirely delivers. --Roz Kaveney

Review:

"A remarkable book, worthy of the highest honors of our field. Don't miss it."--"Locus" "In the best tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells....A page turner."--"Toronto Globe and Mail" "Rich, lucid, an literate....Comparable to Philip K. Dick or A. E. Van Vogt. Remarkable indeed."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0812566629
• ISBN 13: 9780812566628
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 372