Antediluvian

Wil McCarthy

Book - 2019

"What if all our legends are true? A rousing, fast-paced novel of time travel unlike any other, from acclaimed author Wil McCarthy. What if our legends are older than we think? All the Stone Age has left behind are rocks and bones; all other materials have rotted away, leaving no trace. But what if "cave men" never existed, and the Stone Age was a time of great sophistication still preserved in our oldest stories? In a brilliant and dangerous brain hacking experiment, Harv Leonel and Tara Mukherjee are about to discover entire lifetimes of human memory coded in our genes, and reveal ancient legends - from knights and trolls, to flood myths, to the birth of humanity itself - that are as real as they are deadly. Before disaster... erased the coastlines and river valleys of the Antediluvian age--before the Flood--men and women struggled and yearned and innovated in a world of savage contrasts into which Harv and Tara are thrust, unprepared. Will their science be enough to save them?"--

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Science fiction
Published
Riverdale, NY : Baen [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Wil McCarthy (author)
Physical Description
304 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781481484312
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this unusual collection based on the work of fringe archaeologist Graham Hancock, McCarthy (the Queendom of Sol series) speculates about the possibilities of prehistoric--"antediluvian," before the Great Flood--civilizations and accessing their memories through our genetic code. Electrical engineering professor Harv Leonel believes the vast number of genes in human DNA contain multiple memory states, acting as a quantum memory chamber. With the help of his Y-chromosome specialist partner (and girlfriend), Tara Mukherjee, he runs an experiment unlocking and reliving ancestral memories such as a Great Flood, an Eden, and a late encounter with Neanderthals . The science fiction elements are solid but primarily provide a frame story for the deep historical pieces, which are the meat of the book. The first tale, a worldwide cataclysm, is the most gripping and most grounded in archaeology. The rest are made interesting with logical guesswork and detail but feel tame both in plot and style compared to the first. Readers who enjoy heavy doses of (pre)history in their SF will be drawn to McCarthy's "remembrances." (Oct.)

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