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Synopsis
From back cover Tor paperback November 2004: In *Hominids* Robert J. Sawyer introduced a character readers will never forget Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth who was whisked from his Reality into ours by a quantum-computing experiment gone awry -- making him the ultimate stranger in a strange land. In that book and its sequel, *Humans*, Sawyer showed us the Neanderthal version of Earth in loving detail -- a *tour de force* of world building; a masterpiece of alternate history. Now, in *Hybrids*, Ponter Boddit and his Homo sapiens lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan, are torn between two worlds, struggling to find a way to make their star-crossed relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the joining of their two versions of reality. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth is dealing with a collapse of its planetary magnetic field, her boss, the enigmatic Jack Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden that is the Neanderthal world...
Is Hybrids appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This science fiction novel explores an inter-species romance between a human woman and a Neanderthal man from a parallel Earth, with moderate romantic content and discussions of reproduction, genetic engineering, and environmental catastrophe.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include forbidden relationship.
Who'll love this
Teens interested in thought-provoking science fiction about alternate realities and cross-cultural romance will enjoy this unique love story.