Deep Past
- Author Eugene Linden
- Narrator Gabra Zackman
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 14 May 2019
- Run Time 10 hours and 25 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Adventure fiction, Science fiction, Technothriller.
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What to expect
If nature could invent intelligence of our scale in a blink of geologic time, who’s to say it hasn’t been done before
A routine dig in Kazakhstan takes a radical turn for thirty-two-year-old anthropologist Claire Knowland when a stranger turns up at the site with a bizarre find from a remote section of the desolate Kazakh Steppe. Her initial skepticism of this mysterious discovery gives way to a realization that the find will shake the very foundations of our understanding of evolution and intelligence.
Corrupt politics of Kazakhstan force Claire to take reckless chances with the discovery. Among the allies she gathers in her fight to save herself and bring the discovery to light is Sergei Anachev, a brilliant but enigmatic Russian geologist who becomes her unlikely protector even as he deals with his own unknown crisis.
Ultimately, Claire finds herself fighting not just for the discovery and her academic reputation, but for her very life as great power conflicts engulf the unstable region and an unscrupulous oligarch attempts to take advantage of the chaos.
Drawing on Eugene Linden’s celebrated nonfiction investigations into what makes humans different from other species, this international thriller mixes fact and the fantastical, the realities of academic politics, and high-stakes geopolitics—engaging the reader every step of the way.
Critics Review
“An excellent thriller with real meat on the bones…makes you think as well as sweat.”
“Deep Past is an extraordinary novel on so many levels. It is a gripping thriller…[and] the very real and accurate science in this novel will give you the intellectual shivers and stay in your thoughts long after the book is finished.”
“A fascinating thriller…Linden does a masterly job of integrating intriguing speculative science into a page-turning plot.”
“For those anticipating the next Jurassic Park-like sci-fi—everyone, right?—look no further than Gabra Zackman’s fine performance of Eugene Linden’s anthropological adventure…Zackman rises to the challenge of many diverse characters…Add a steady, even narration and you have a fun and involving listen.”
“An intriguing, science-minded thriller…Entertaining, educational, and absolutely original.”
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