Robert J. Sawyer · 2003 · Novel
Setting: secondary world
Series: Neanderthal Parallax — #1
From back cover Tor paperback February 2003: *Hominids* examines two unique species of people. *We* are one of those species; the other is the Neanderthals of a parallel world where *they* became the dominant intelligence. The Neanderthal civilization has reached heights of culture and science comparable to our own, but with radically different history, society and philosophy. Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, accidentally pierces the barrier between worlds and is transferred to our universe.
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