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Teranesia

by Greg Egan
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Description

Prabir Suresh and his younger sister, Madhursee, live in a remote paradise called Teranesia, where their biologist parents are studying an unexplained genetic mutation among the island's butterflies. Then civil war erupts across Indonesia, shattering their idyllic world and their lives. Twenty years later, Prabir is still plagued by feelings of guilt and an overwhelming responsiblity for his sister, now a biologist herself. Against his advice, Madhurse is returning to Teranesia to solve the mystery of the butterflies and study strange new plant and animal species that have been emerging throughout the region-species seperated from their known cousins by dramatic mutations that seem far too efficient to have arisen by chance. Afraid for her safety, Prabir joins forces with independant scientist Martha Grant to find her. But what he will discover on Teranesia is far more dangerous and wondrous than he can ever fear—or imagine..

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
CombatIncidental
HorrorCreepy

Awards

1 win

Details

First published
August 1999
Pages
352
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
EOS
Language
English
ISBN
9780061059803
Series
Standalone

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