Book Overview
From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower : After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity -- before their powers destroy what is left of humankind. Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding with an alien race -- the Oankali -- who saved them from near-certain extinction. The Oankalis' greatest skill lies in the species' ability to constantly adapt and evolve, a process that is guided by their third sex, the ooloi , who are able to read and mutate genetic code. Now, for the first time in the humans' relationship with the Oankali, a human mother has given birth to an ooloi child: Jodahs. Throughout his childhood, Jodahs seemed to be a male human-alien hybrid. But when he reaches adolescence, Jodahs develops the ooloi abilities to shapeshift, manipulate DNA, cure and create disease, and more. Frightened and isolated, Jodahs must either come to terms with this new identity, learn to control new powers, and unite what's left of humankind -- or become the biggest threat to their survival.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1538753731
ISBN13:9781538753736
Release Date:December 2021
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.38 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Excellent book...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
this is a wonderful book, but buy "Lilith's Brood" instead, which includes this book and the other two in the trilogy.
A Great Conclusion to a Great Series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
An outstandingly fine story! This is the third and final book of Xenogenesis, also published as "Lilith's Brood" (all 3 books in one cover; cheaper than buying them separately). See "Lilith's Brood" for reviews of the entire series. [email protected]
Imago
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
If you love watching scfi and not reading the books this is the writer to start with. The first in the xenogenesis series is Dawn I could not put the book down if you could image the earth been destroyed by nuclar war then a alien race comes and saves human kind. The second book Adulthood Rites answer's the question what will the future look like for human kind as a race then the third book Imago shows you what you will become. If you have not read these books you are missing some great writing from a different point of view.
Payoff time for readers who read the first two books
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Wow! What a great ending to the series! The strange story finally came together superbly. The writing is excellent. There were plot twists, an interesting main protagonist, a weaving together of all the characters and their fates from the first two books of the series, Dawn and Adulthood Rites. I highly recommend this but suggest that you read the other two books first to get the full effect.
best of the series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
By focusing down on one character, more or less, this third book in the series provides the greatest entertainment and the greatest means of connection between characters, situations and reader. Of course the book cannot not stand on its own, generally a sign of greatness in a book, but in series that is to be expected.
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