Stag

I just finished reading this book and I really enjoyed it. It is about a parallel Earth where Neanderthals developed and homo sapiens died out. Through an accident, one of the Neanderthals is transported to our Earth. This book is so a true sci-fi, thought provoking book and yet is a pretty quick read, The author is Robert Sawyer, a Hugo Award winner.

I recommend you check it out.

Amazon.com's summary is:

...Neanderthals have developed a radically different civilization on a parallel Earth, as both sides discover when a Neanderthal physicist, Ponter Boddit, accidentally passes from his universe into a Canadian underground research facility. Fortunately, a team of human scientists, including expert paleoanthropologist Mary Vaughan, promptly identifies and warmly receives Ponter. Solving the language problem and much else is a mini-computer called a Companion implanted in the brain of every Neanderthal. A computerized guardian spirit, however, doesn't eliminate cross-cultural confusion permanent male-female sexuality, rape and overpopulation are all alien to Ponter nor can it help his housemate and fellow scientist back in his world, Adikor Huld, when the authorities charge Adikor with his murder. Ponter's daughter Jasmel believes in Adikor's innocence, but to prevent a horrendous miscarriage of justice (Adikor could be sterilized), she must try to reopen the portal and bring her father home...

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Brikar

That sounds hella cool. I'll have to look for it.

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