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Son of Man by Robert Silverberg

Son of Man

Robert Silverberg

Pyr · Print & ebook · June 1, 2008

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Who it’s for
A radically changed Earth gives a time-travel story room to ask what makes us human.
Themes
Human evolution, Human identity, Life in the distant future
Genres
Time Travel Fiction, Sci-Fi

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About this book

The classic science fiction novel, now back in print Clay is a man from the 20th Century who is somehow caught up in a time-flux and transported into a distant future. The earth and the life on it have changed beyond recognition. Even the human race has evolved into many different forms, now coexisting on the planet.

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The seemingly omnipotent Skimmers, the tyrannosaur-like Eaters, the sedentary Awaiters, the squid-like Breathers, the Interceders, the Destroyers—all of these are "Sons of Man". Befriended and besexed by the Skimmers, Clay goes on a journey which takes him around the future earth and into the depths of his own soul. He is human, but what does that mean?

Human, Reconsidered

A radically changed Earth gives a time-travel story room to ask what makes us human.

Come here for

  • Far-future science fiction across a transformed Earth
  • Speculation about humanity’s many possible forms

Expect

  • A planet shared by radically evolved descendants
  • An outward journey that turns inward

Where it sits

Sci-Fi83%
Time Travel Fiction67%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Sci-Fi
  • Time Travel Fiction
Authors
Robert Silverberg
Publisher
Pyr
Published
June 1, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Human evolution · Human identity · Life in the distant future
Reading lane
The Classics