Darwin's Radio - Darwin Series #1

Harper Collins, UK, 2000. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 439 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, UK, 2000. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A mass grave in Russia that conceals the mummified remains of two women, both with child -- and the conspiracy to keep it secret... a major discovery high in the Alps: the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family -- the newborn infant possessing disturbing characteristics... a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women, resulting in miscarriage. Three disparate facts that will converge into one science-shattering truth. Molecular biologist Kaye Lang, a specialist in retroviruses, believes that ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans can again come to life. But her theory soon becomes chilling reality. For Christopher Dicken -- a "virus hunter" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service -- has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. The shocking link: something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up. Now, as the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang, along with anthropologist Mitch Rafelson, must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve. An evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race... if a future exists at all. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0006511384. ISBN/EAN: 9780006511380. Inventory No: 23070123.. 9780006511380