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Emergence

by David R. PalmerBook 1 of Emergence
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Description

This is the saga of Candy Smith-Foster, a brilliant, witty girl on the verge of womanhood, survivor of a bionuclear war that destroyed most of humanity, first of a new stage in human evolution—homo post hominem. EMERGENCE is the story of her turbulent odyssey across a scarred America seeking others of her kind and a new future for the people of Earth.

What it’s like

ThemePost-Apocalyptic FantasyPost-Apocalyptic Sci-FiWonderThe QuestTransformation & Becoming
ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn
HorrorChilling

Awards

FinalistHugo Award for Best Novel1985FinalistLocus Award for Best First Novel1985FinalistPhilip K. Dick Award1985

Details

First published
November 1984
Pages
389
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Publisher
Untreed Reads Publishing, LLC
Language
English
ISBN
9798888601983
Series
Emergence, Book 1

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