Hominin

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Beginning with a man wandering alone through the desert with no memory and developing into an expansive story of nuclear war, Super Intelligence and a quest to search for a new habitable planet and begin again, Hominin by Neil R McAdam is ambitious in its scope. It was almost sad to read as Telikus meets others and builds a welcoming community, but then we shift to narratives where there’s discussion of territories, war and capitalism. Like the main point is that although humanity has supposedly advanced, it’s actually being lost along the way. 

As the story spans five thousand years, it spans multiple generations of characters. I most preferred spending time with Telikus in the early life Dorean and siblings Lorna and Pete, who inherit their aunt Dawn’s legacy and secrets, needing to be ethical custodians of it while on the verge of nuclear war.

Also the time span allows for the gradual development and introduction of technology in a way that creates an authentic and believable setting for this sci-fi novel. It reminded me of reading Cloud Atlas in the way that the storylines are all connected but have different settings and character focuses.

This is a complex yet engaging sci-fi narrative that uses its expanse to raise key questions about humanity. 

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