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Clinging to the southwest face of Annapurna, the climber cuts another handhold. Suddenly, everything goes still - then the mountain roars, shaking loose its killing load, tumbling the climber before it. In an ice cave high in the Himalayas, a perfectly preserved skull is found. A fossil from a long-ago era, it is neither ape nor man. In a lab on the Berkeley campus, a paleoanthropologist learns that what she took to be a fossil find of the first order is in fact the scientific discovery of a lifetime - proof of an alternative line of hominid development. Philip Kerr spins a tale in which science, politics, and human frailty combine to take us on a stunning foray into the wilder shores of evolution, leaving us to speculate uneasily about the true nature of man.
Is Esau appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This scientific thriller contains moderate peril including a deadly climbing accident and exploration of dangerous terrain, along with ethical questions about humanity's evolutionary origins. No sexual content or strong language.
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This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and violence.
Who'll love this
Readers who love mysteries about scientific discoveries and questions about human evolution will find this gripping.