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"Hybrids" follows Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist who crossed realities, and his human lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan. Together they plan to create the first hybrid child, using forbidden Neanderthal technology while Earth struggles with a collapsing magnetic field. Mary's supervisor, Jack Krieger, eyes the untouched Neanderthal realm with growing envy, complicating their mission to unite two versions of humanity.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Robert J. Sawyer
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