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Darwin’s Radio

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Jul 05, 2000 | 544 Pages

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Mar 04, 2003 | 448 Pages

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    About Darwin’s Radio

    A 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE

    Ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans wait like sleeping dragons to wake and infect again–or so molecular biologist Kaye Lang believes. And now it looks as if her controversial theory is in fact chilling reality. For Christopher Dicken, a "virus hunter" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service, has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. Then a major discovery high in the Alps –the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family–reveals a shocking link: something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up.

    Now, as the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve–an evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race . . . if a future exists at all.

    About Darwin’s Radio

    “Virus hunter” Christopher Dicken is a man on a mission, following a trail of rumors, government cover-ups, and dead bodies around the globe in search of a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women and invariably results in miscarriage. But when Dicken finds what he’s looking for, the answer proves to be stranger—and far deadlier—than he ever could have imagined. Something that has slept in human DNA for millions of years is waking up.

    Molecular biologist Kaye Lang has spent her career tracing ancient retroviruses in the human genome. She believes these microscopic fossils can come to life again. But when Dicken’s discovery becomes public, Lang’s theory suddenly turns to chilling fact. As the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve—an evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race . . . if a future exists at all.

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    About Greg Bear

    Greg Bear is the author of more than 25 books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He has been awarded two Hugos and five Nebulas for his fiction. He is married to Astrid Anderson Bear, and they… More about Greg Bear

    About Greg Bear

    Greg Bear is the author of more than 25 books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He has been awarded two Hugos and five Nebulas for his fiction. He is married to Astrid Anderson Bear, and they… More about Greg Bear

    Product Details

    Category: Science Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jul 05, 2000 | 544 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345435248

    Category: Science Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Mar 04, 2003 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9780345464927

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    Praise

    "A masterpiece . . . Fascinating."
    –USA Today

    "[A] RIVETING, NEAR-FUTURE THRILLER."
    –Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    "VINTAGE BEAR . . . [His] characters are as complex as his ideas."
    –The Seattle Times

    "ABSORBING AND INGENIOUS."
    –Kirkus Reviews

    "BEAR IS ONE OF OUR VERY BEST, AND MOST INNOVATIVE, SPECULATIVE WRITERS."
    –New York Daily News

    "A WRITER FOR ANYONE CONCERNED WITH THE HUMAN CONDITION."
    –Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    "IF ANYONE IS THE COMPLETE MASTER OF THE GRAND-SCALE SF NOVEL, IT’S BEAR."
    –Booklist

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