- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; First Edition edition (8 Aug 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575046996
- ISBN-13: 978-0575046993
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,519,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Based on an Asimov short story, "The Ugly Little Boy". A children's nurse is hired as part of a scientific project aimed at bringing a living being from the past to the present. A four-year-old Neanderthal boy is snatched from his home and hurled 40,000 years into a terrifying future.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when I was a teenager and was unable to put it down; a very intersting original story with a great plot line. A great adaptation of the original by Asimov which leaves the reader wanting to keep on reading to find out what happens next, it also shows what can happen when people start to change things in the past and from a different time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Good story with a moving if somewhat predictable ending. There was interesting debate between scientific and child rights viewpoints; the chief protagonists on each side of the debate were not portrayed in black and white and each had strengths and weaknesses that were quite well drawn. I must admit I found some of the Neanderthal interludes a bit dull, and I didn't find this portrayal of Neanderthal society as convincing or emotionally engaging as Jean Auel's portral in her Earth's Children series. One jarring anachronism also struck me: a Neanderthal described snow as falling for "nearly an hour", which is meaningless in the context of an absence of instruments for measuring time accurately. But a very good read.
Format:Hardcover
This is the first Asimov / Silverberg collaberation I've read, and it's hard to see the join. It's certainly a gripping read, even if you can see the end coming. The development of the Neanderthal child is well described, though the Neanderthal passages are less convincing. The main weakness is that it's rather over-burdened with dialogue; much of the plot moves by conversation. Those liking a more action packed sci-fi story might find this a little dull. But I had to keep reading to get to the end as soon as possible.
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