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false <![CDATA[Coalescent: A Novel (Destiny's Children (Paperback))]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624503m/64773.jpg 64773 11 Now, joined by his boyhood friend Peter McLachlan, who arrives in Rome with a dark secret of his own, George uncovers evidence suggesting that the women of the Order have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. But they are not just a new kind of human. They are a better kind, genetically superior, equipped with all the tools necessary to render homo sapiens as extinct as the Neanderthals. And, chillingly, George and Peter soon have reason to fear that this colony is preparing to leave its overcrowded underground nest. . . . Stephen Baxter possesses one of the most brilliant minds in modern science fiction. His vivid storytelling skills have earned him comparison to the giants of the past: Clarke, Asimov, Stapledon. Like his great predecessors, Baxter thinks on a cosmic scale, spinning cutting-edge scientific speculation into pure, page-turning gold. Now Baxter is back with a breathtaking adventure that begins during the catastrophic collapse of Roman Britain and stretches forward into an unimaginably distant, war-torn future, where the fate of humanity lies waiting at the center of the galaxy. . . . Destiny’s Children COALESCENT George Poole isn’t sure whether his life has reached a turning point or a dead end. At forty-five, he is divorced and childless, with a career that is going nowhere fast. Then, when his father dies suddenly, George stumbles onto a family secret: a sister he never knew existed. A twin named Rosa, raised in Rome by an enigmatic cult. Hoping to find the answers to the missing pieces of his life, George sets out for the ancient city. Once in Rome, he learns from Rosa the enthralling story of their distant ancestor, Regina, an iron-willed genius determined to preserve her family as the empire disintegrates around her. It was Regina who founded the cult, which has mysteriously survived and prospered below the streets of Rome for almost two millennia. The Order, says Rosa, is her real family– and, even if he doesn’t realize it yet, it is George’s family, too. When she takes him into the vast underground city that is the Order’s secret home, he feels a strong sense of belonging, yet there is something oddly disturbing about the women he meets. They are all so young and so very much alike. Stephen Baxter possesses one of the most brilliant minds in modern science fiction. His vivid storytelling skills have earned him comparison to the giants of the past: Clarke, Asimov, Stapledon. Like his great predecessors, Baxter thinks on a cosmic scale, spinning cutting-edge scientific speculation into pure, page-turning gold. Now Baxter is back with a breathtaking adventure that begins during the catastrophic collapse of Roman Britain and stretches forward into an unimaginably distant, war-torn future, where the fate of humanity lies waiting at the center of the galaxy. . . . Destiny’s Children COALESCENT George Poole isn’t sure whether his life has reached a turning point or a dead end. At forty-five, he is divorced and childless, with a career that is going nowhere fast. Then, when his father dies suddenly, George stumbles onto a family secret: a sister he never knew existed. A twin named Rosa, raised in Rome by an enigmatic cult. Hoping to find the answers to the missing pieces of his life, George sets out for the ancient city. Once in Rome, he learns from Rosa the enthralling story of their distant ancestor, Regina, an iron-willed genius determined to preserve her family as the empire disintegrates around her. It was Regina who founded the cult, which has mysteriously survived and prospered below the streets of Rome for almost two millennia. The Order, says Rosa, is her real family– and, even if he doesn’t realize it yet, it is George’s family, too. When she takes him into the vast underground city that is the Order’s secret home, he feels a strong sense of belonging, yet there is something oddly disturbing about the women he meets. They are all so young and so very much alike. Now, joined by his boyhood friend Peter McLachlan, who arrives in Rome with a dark secret of his own, George uncovers evidence suggesting that the women of the Order have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. But they are not just a new kind of human. They are a better kind, genetically superior, equipped with all the tools necessary to render homo sapiens as extinct as the Neanderthals. And, chillingly, George and Peter soon have reason to fear that this colony is preparing to leave its overcrowded underground nest. . . . From the Hardcover edition. 1965958 2003 Coalescent: A Novel (Destiny's Children (Paperback)) total:184|5:31|4:68|3:64|2:18|1:3| 184 658 282 13 4 1 false false Wed Jan 09 20:08:02 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 22:53:39 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Oct 26 02:40:42 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 02:43:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 09:37:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:23:42 -0700 2009 Stephen Baxter had embedded within the pages kept me turning. The end of the book left me teetering on an awkward fence between completely disappointed, and severely shocked. The underlying mes...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 23:23:22 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 03:31:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Oct 20 04:09:19 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 04:09:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 22 09:11:55 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 09:16:59 -0700 2008 The four stars are for the ideas in the book -- they are deeply interesting and (I found) disturbing. The actual narrative & writing never seemed to quite manage to be anything more than a vehicle for those ideas, but like I say, t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:20:34 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:21:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 20:44:04 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 21:33:01 -0700 2008
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