{"product_id":"darwins-radio-1","title":"Darwin's Radio","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Bear's powerfully written, brilliantly inventive novels combine cutting-edge science and unforgettable characters, illuminating dazzling new technologies--and their dangers. Now, in Darwin's Radio, Bear draws on state-of-the-art biological and anthropological research to give us an ingeniously plotted thriller that questions everything we believe about human origins and destiny--as civilization confronts the next terrifying step in evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mass grave in Russia that conceals the mummified remains of two women, both with child--and the conspiracy to keep it secret . . . a major discovery high in the Alps: the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family--the newborn infant possessing disturbing characteristics . . . a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women, resulting in miscarriage. Three disparate facts that will converge into one science-shattering truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolecular biologist Kaye Lang, a specialist in retroviruses, believes that ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans can again come to life. But her theory soon becomes chilling reality. For Christopher Dicken--a \"virus hunter\" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service--has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. The shocking link: something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang, along with anthropologist Mitch Rafelson, must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve. An evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race . . . if a future exists at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fiercely intelligent, utterly enthralling novel of adventure and ideas, genetics and evolution, a fast-paced thriller that is grounded in the timeless human themes of struggle, loss, and redemption, Darwin's Radio is sure to become one of the most talked-about books of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Bear","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48316768846056,"sku":"9780345423337","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8160\/6888\/files\/9780345423337.jpg?v=1776879218","url":"https:\/\/book-wyrm.net\/products\/darwins-radio-1","provider":"The Book Wyrm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}