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Emergence

David R. Palmer

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Published 1984 by Bantam Books · 291 pages

Hugo Nominee 1985
Science Fiction

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Candidia Smith-Foster, a Homo post hominem with genius-level intelligence and extraordinary physical abilities, survives a devastating bionuclear plague that wipes out most of humanity. Accompanied by her pet macaw Terry, she sets out across a shattered America to find others like herself, recording her journey in a distinctive telegraphic shorthand.

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Debut

This was the author's debut novel

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780553245011

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