Name: Son of Man
ISBN: 9781591026464

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Robert Silverberg
Publisher: Pyr
Published: June 1, 2008
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Hard Sci-Fi · Sci-Fi Adventure
Reading lane: Hard Sci-Fi

Affinity

Publisher Categories

The Classics
Sci-Fi
Time Travel Fiction

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. The seemingly omnipotent Skimmers, the tyrannosaur-like Eaters, the sedentary Awaiters, the squid-like Breathers, the Interceders, the Destroyers—all of these a...

Read full description

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. 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?