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Terry asked this question about The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3):
Please explain how our species devolved in less than 2000 years into creatures described as "abbies." And, maybe I missed it, but what exactly caused our total extinction in less than 2000 years?
Tad Kilgore This isn't hard science fiction. I think of it more as horror. If you want a real scientist writing fiction on this issue and this sort of change, rea…moreThis isn't hard science fiction. I think of it more as horror. If you want a real scientist writing fiction on this issue and this sort of change, read Darwin's Radio and/or Darwin's Children by Greg Bear. Search on punctuated equilibrium & you'll get an example of how this could work. The strength of this book and this writing is not the science. Its strength rests in the characters and the consideration of the situation.(less)
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The Last Town
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