Paperback, 418 pages
Published July 23, 2013 by V'victoria, 47North.
In the distant past, the leader of a Neanderthal tribe confronts the end of his kind.
Today, a computational biologist, a Navy pilot, and an autistic boy are drawn together by the ancient mystery that gave rise to Homo sapiens.
Planes are falling from the sky. Global communications have ceased. America stands on the brink of war with China—but war is the least of humankind’s concerns. As solar storms destroy Earth’s electronics and plunge the world into another Ice Age, our civilization finds itself overrun by a powerful new species of man…
This brilliant thriller takes readers to an all-too-plausible tomorrow that’s as scientifically rigorous as it is wildly imaginative.
A pretty exciting story, Carlson's prose didn't quite manage to keep me enthralled but I was keen to come back to the story and found it a fascinating idea. I'd gladly read more if there was a sequel, I'm sure there are developments which would open up even more interesting directions for things to take.
