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Emergence
David R. Palmer

Published 1984 by Bantam Books · 291 pages
Hugo Nominee 1985
Science FictionSynopsis
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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This was the author's debut novel
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US
ISBN
9780553245011