Coalescent Coalescent
Book 1 - Destiny's Children

Coalescent

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Publisher Description

“Lean, taut storytelling . . . breakneck stuff . . . Arguably his most accessible book to date—Baxter [is] resplendent.”—SFX magazine

When his father dies suddenly, George Poole stumbles onto a family secret: He has a twin sister he never knew existed, who was raised by an enigmatic cult called the Order. The Order is a hive—a human hive with a dominant queen—that has prospered below the streets of Rome for almost two millennia. After Poole enters the Order’s vast underground city and meets the disturbing inhabitants, he uncovers evidence that they have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. These genetically superior humans are equipped with the tools necessary to render modern Homo sapiens as extinct as the Neanderthals. And now they are preparing to leave their underground realm.

“[Excels] at both action-packed storytelling and philosophical speculation.”—Library Journal

“Utterly fascinating . . . constantly surprising . . . Coalescent reveals a new side to Baxter’s vast talent.”—Locus

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2003
November 18
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
496
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Worlds
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
3.6
MB

Customer Reviews

T $tevies ,

Another great evolutionary sci-fi novel

I first discovered Baxter through his novel “Evolution”, and found that he’d written a hard sci-fi series dealing with the Xeelee. This book is a slow burn, but towards the end paints a horrifying glimpse into a possible future of humanity (in a good way?). I’m looking forward to the next in the series!

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