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Hybrids: Volume Three of the Neanderthal Parallax Paperback – Sept. 28 2010

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Hybrids is the climactic book of Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. Torn between two worlds, geneticist Mary Vaughan and Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit struggle to find a way to make their relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the peaceful coexistence of two versions of reality.

But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith--something completely absent among Neanderthals--is a quirk of Homo sapiens neurology, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth faces the impending collapse of its planetary magnetic field, Mary's boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden of the Neanderthal world.

In Hybrids, Sawyer concludes his signature speculations about alternative ways to be human, exploding our preconceptions of morality and gender, faith and love.

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“A rapidly plotted, anthropologically saturated speculative novel…[with] Sawyer-signature wide appeal.” ―The Globe & Mail on Hominids

“A fine combination of love story, social commentary, and ecothriller closes a terrific series with a bang.” ―Booklist, starred review on Hybrids

“Science fiction has a long tradition of stories examining our hominid cousins…. But few such works exhibit the degree of serious research and fertile inventiveness that Sawyer brings to his trilogy.… All in all, it's an anthropological creation worthy of Le Guin.” ―SciFi Weekly on Hybrids

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Robert J. Sawyer is the author of Flashforward, winner of the Aurora Award and the basis for the hit ABC television series. He is also the author of the WWW series―Wake, Watch and Wonder―Hominids, Calculating God, Mindscan, and many other books. He has won the Hugo, Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial awards―making him one of only seven writers in history to win all three of science-fiction’s top awards for best novel. He was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books; First Edition (Sept. 28 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765326345
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0765326348
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 476 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.25 x 21.59 cm

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Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a record-setting sixteen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auroras”).

Rob’s novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that program. He also scripted the two-part finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues.

He is a Member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor bestowed by the Canadian government, as well as the Order of Ontario, the highest honor given by his home province; he was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Rob lives just outside Toronto.His website and blog are at sfwriter.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon he’s RobertJSawyer.

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SHOCKING conclusion to Neanderthal / Earthling series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 10, 2012

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This is the third book in The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. The other two being Hominids (book 1) and Humans (book 2).

In this book we find Dr Mary Vaughan (human geneticist) and Ponter Boddit (Neanderthal physicist) continuing their relationship that developed when they first met. Mary has gone over to the parallel Neanderthal world to learn more about their culture.

From the first books we have learned that in the Neanderthal world:

1) The population has been limited to 185 million
2) All the men live on the outskirts of town and all the women live in the middle
3) The women live with their woman mate and children
4) The men live with their man mate
5) Every 25 days the men go into town and visit their woman mate for 4 days
6) Conception is limited to once every 10 years thus aiding the ZPG
7) Regressive genes (violence, disease etc )have been bred out of the population
8) While they have helicopters they don't have airplanes
9) They don't use fossil fuels but rather solar power
10) They have a strong opinion about religions, because they don't have any
11) They have an implanted electronic companion that records everything they do so crime and violence is rare

Mary and Ponter want to have a child however their chromosomes are different so it would not be possible. They meet a disgraced Neanderthal geneticist who may have solved that problem and smuggle out her equipment that has banned to be used.

However her boss, Jock, who works for the military designs an airborne virus that will only kill Neanderthals and leave their idealic world available to the humans.

The race is then on with Ponter and Mary trying to stop Jock. There are other minor story arcs that add variety to the book and it is highly entertaining

While this book is the third in a trilogy it stands alone as a great read. The background from the other two books, at least the highlights, is included in flashbacks to flush out the story arc.

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SLK

Good read.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 6, 2018

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This book is a good read and raises some interesting questions. At the very least it gives one something to think about. I did find the author had a predilection to rely somewhat heavily on the science rather than the story but it was a good book just the same.

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Bought for Friend

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 18, 2014

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Haven't read this. Sci-fi. I have read this author in other works but can't comment on this book. Maybe someday

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Sherry E

It was a great read, couldn't put it down

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 23, 2016

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It was a great read, couldn't put it down. It had been 2 years since I had read the first two and it was easy to fall back into the setting. Wish there was a number 4.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 1, 2019

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Came quickly and a great read. Love this series

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Eric

it came in great shape.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 20, 2016

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Actually the book was hardcover and new. it came in great shape.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 18, 2015

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Richard Schwindt

cave man boogie part 3

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 29, 2014

I guess we will never know what dramas took place when Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals hung out on the same turf. Likely it was ugly but we stayed and they went, though Ozzie Osbourne apparently retains some of their DNA. Sawyers trilogy has fascinated me from the beginning; it is a work of great imagination that in the end plays with a different paradigm of what humanity could be. In that way it is a bit of a Utopian/Dystopian hybrid. Maybe in a better world we could all be bisexual, chasing down mastodons with spears for fun. I'm not sure it holds up to much scrutiny but the books are fun and stimulating. Hybrids is perhaps the weakest; being a little more preachy than the prior two novels but it remains worth the read.

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John Hopper

interesting ideas unsubtly presented

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2012

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I thought this was the weakest of the trilogy. As in Humans, there was relatively little action for much of the book, but a rather excessive, for me, amount of brain dumping on genetics. There was also the same lengthy exploration of scientific, ethical and political ideas, interesting and valid in themselves, but rather overdone and a little too unsubtle for my tastes. The constant presentation of the perfect peace loving Neanderthals (Barasts) as opposed to the violent, planet destroying Humans (Gliksins) I found a little wearing at times. No doubt this book would also give right wing anti political correctness campaigners, a breed with whom I have very little sympathy, some ammunition as the only two white males are a rapist and a scientist plotting genocide of the Neanderthals. I found the ending on our Earth rather unrealistic as well. All that said, a follow up novel about the life of Mary and Ponter's hybrid daughter facing the inevitable prejudice she would no doubt face in both worlds might be interesting. 3/5

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Nergelag

Dire, turgid

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 11, 2011

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This series started well with Hominids, a well written novel with some interesting ideas. The second book of the trilogy - Humans - was a lot weaker but very readable. This book is just dire, the author seems to have run both out of ideas and enthusiasm. I struggled my way to the end of the trilogy and wished I hadn't bothered. If you've read and been impressed by Hominids, I'd recommend you stop there.

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Kay Smillie

No religion?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 10, 2016

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A satisfactory ending to an interesting trilogy although it might upset those who have religious beliefs. I like what the author said about religion and why it exists plus why the Neanderthals in this trilogy have no religion. Mixed reviews but I enjoyed it.

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naomi chamberlain

fiction

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 27, 2019

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Brilliant book, I couldn't put the kindle down until I reached the end. Very clever plots and interesting ideas. Definitely worth reading.

TinaGe

Great conclusion of the Trilogy

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on August 27, 2013

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Too bad Vol. 2 and 3 weren't translated into German. Was happy to be able to read them in English. Great twists - and maybe some truths that are a bit too explosive for German readers? I wouldn't think so.

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