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Highlights
- In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antediluvian monsters.
- About the Author: Robert Charles Wilson's novels include Darwinia; The Chronoliths and Blind Lake, which were finalists for SF's Hugo Award; and Spin, which won the 2006 Hugo for best novel.
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
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A novel of a very different 20th Century
Book Synopsis
In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antediluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle was an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire.
Leaving an America now ruled by religious fundamentalists, young Guilford Law travels to Darwinia on a mission of discovery that will take him further than he can possibly imagine...to a shattering revelation about mankind's destiny in the universe. Robert Charles Wilson has crafted a brilliant science fiction novel--a view of an utterly different 20th century. Darwinia is a 1999 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.Review Quotes
"In the best tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and H. G. Wells...A page-turner." --Toronto Globe and Mail on Darwinia
"Rich, lucid, and literate...Comparable to Philip D. Dick or A. E. Van Vogt. Remarkable indeed." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Darwinia "Robert Charles Wilson is a hell of a storyteller." --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, on SpinAbout the Author
Robert Charles Wilson's novels include Darwinia; The Chronoliths and Blind Lake, which were finalists for SF's Hugo Award; and Spin, which won the 2006 Hugo for best novel. He is a winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He lives in Toronto, Canada.