Star of Gypsies
Kindle Edition
Pyr · Ebook · May 25, 2012
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A time-flux journey into a future where humanity has become startlingly many things.
- Themes
- Time displacement, Human evolution, Human identity
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Time Travel Fiction
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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?
Humanity, Remade
A time-flux journey into a future where humanity has become startlingly many things.
Come here for
- A radically altered Earth and its many forms of human life
- Far-future adventure with an inward turn
Expect
- Strange, varied descendants of humanity
- A searching question about what it means to be human
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi | 70% |
|---|---|
| Time Travel Fiction | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi
- Space Opera
- Time Travel Fiction
- Authors
- Robert Silverberg
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- May 25, 2012
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Time displacement · Human evolution · Human identity
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi