{"product_id":"9781429914628","title":"Humans (Neanderthal Parallax Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert J. Sawyer, the award-winning and bestselling writer, hits the peak of his powers in \u003ci\u003eHumans\u003c\/i\u003e, the second book of \u003ci\u003eThe Neanderthal Parallax\u003c\/i\u003e, his trilogy about our world and parallel one in which it was the Homo sapiens who died out and the Neanderthals who became the dominant intelligent species. This powerful idea allows Sawyer to examine some of the deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary human civilization dramatically, by confronting us with another civilization, just as morally valid, that has made other choices. In Humans, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit, a character you will never forget, returns to our world and to his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughan, as cultural exchanges between the two Earths begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we see daily life in another present-day world, radically different from ours, in the course of Sawyer's fast-moving story, we experience the bursts of wonder and enlightenment that are the finest pleasures of science fiction. \u003ci\u003eHumans\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best SF novels of the year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Neanderthal Parallax\u003c\/i\u003e is an SF classic in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumans\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2004 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154129895664,"sku":"9781429914628","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429914628_p0.jpg?v=1763747164","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429914628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}