Mitch, a young American archaeologist in disrepute, discovers in the Alps the frozen and mummified corpses of a Neanderthal family that died under mysterious circumstances. Kaye, a microbiologist trying to cut a deal between her US company and scientists in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia who grow antibiotic resistant bacteria, is called away to examine a mass grave where pregnant women have evidently been shot. Christopher Dicken of the Centers for Disease Control has been monitoring similar incidents around the world for several years and runs into Kaye there. These three lives intersect as an apparent retrovirus seems to be killing fetuses by the thousands all over the world; common people riot, and governments prepare for martial law and the segregation not only of reputedly infected men and women, but separation of men FROM women because the virus seems to be transmitted sexually. But then the women who have aborted spontaneously become pregnant AGAIN without sexual contact, and Mitch, Kaye, and Christopher begin to suspect something very different from a mere epidemic is happening. Bear masterfully mixes considerable biological science and theory, and a little archaeology, with a cast of almost hundreds, into a gripping tale that is still not too difficult to follow.
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The review of this Book prepared by David Loftus
The book concentrates on evolution. It explains how evolution might have happened relatively quickly. It shows how different parts of the society react to the evolution that is occuring.
The review of this Book prepared by irina
A retrovirus starts the next step of human evolution. This book covers all of the scientific and social, and political uproar that this would cause. very scientific, this book taught me more about science than high-school did. A great book
The review of this Book prepared by Repo Man