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Set in a future where Earth’s biodiversity has largely collapsed, the narrative follows Hanville Svetz, a time‑traveller tasked with documenting extinct species. Through his journeys, he discovers that Mars was once a vibrant world with sapient inhabitants, whose species was wiped out. Svetz’s investigations reveal parallels between the ecological decline on Mars and the looming crisis on Earth, suggesting that the planet’s current trajectory could end in the same fate.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Larry Niven
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