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Homo Derelictus

Homo Derelictus

John Pether

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Editorial:
New Generation Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2026
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781918422177
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In the north-east of England, many children are found to be infected with an abnormal gene only found in the primitive Archaea. They are saved by clever scientists.But soon after this hoped-for victory, multitudes of all ages across the world rapidly regress to a pre-hominid state. They are infected by whole Archaean organisms. Those that are infected rapidly disintegrate. A new struggle has to be won, and fast.

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