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A few years back, Canter, a journalist, dreamed up a great premise for his first novel: a Neanderthal alive in late-20th-century America. Problem is, two other writers have beaten him out?John Darnton in Neanderthal and Petru Popescu in Almost Adam. And Canter's story, despite its sincerity, has other problems. In it, a viable Neanderthal embryo is transplanted into a woman of the Quanoot tribe near Seattle. The child grows up as a golden-skinned girl, Ember, with powers of healing and empathy that convince some that she is Sisiutlqua, a powerful shaman. If the narrative were told entirely from Ember's viewpoint, her growing awareness of the physical and mental attributes that separate her from her peers might have generated a gripping tale. But Ember's voyage of self-knowledge begins with the discovery by paleoanthropologist Yute Nahadeh, in the Alaskan tundra, of the perfectly preserved Neanderthal woman who is Ember's original mother. Because Canter emphasizes the human rather than the scientific aspects of Ember's story, and for most of the tale keeps Ember from knowing she's Neanderthal, the narrative is disjointed. Yute and a major subplot about gold mining on tribal lands all but vanish after Ember's birth, only to reappear years later when the heroine seeks the secret of her origins. This leads to inconsistencies in Yute's character, which shifts from driven doctor to patient observer to crazed scientist. In essence, this story is a classic fairy tale in which an outcast child learns her true nature when she discovers that her real parents secreted her with commoners. But Canter's approach fails to do his premise, or his characters, particularly the appealing Ember, full justice. 100,000 first printing; major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection; simultaneous BDD Audio; foreign rights sold in Britain, France, Sweden, Holland and Japan; author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
When scientist Yute Nahadeh finds the frozen, perfectly preserved corpse of a Neanderthal woman buried in the northern tundra, he's stunned, especially when he discovers what he believes is a viable fetus in the woman's womb. Believing he can "breed" a baby Neanderthal and thus claim his place in scientific history, Yute bribes an adolescent Quanoot Indian girl to have the fetus implanted in her womb. When the child is born, the starry-eyed mom wrests the baby from Yute's greedy grasp to take home to her tribe. Little Ember grows into an odd-looking adult who's athletically gifted, tawny skinned, and blessed with unique healing powers. But she's too different to fit into her family, her tribe, or society. Her extreme loneliness leads her to Yute to find clues to her past and her parentage. Canter's story is unique and appealing, with an engaging heroine, furious action, and intriguing tidbits of history, archaeology, and Native American culture. Negatives: the plot, while imaginative, nonetheless strains credibility; the writing is often formulaic; and Canter tries too hard to make the story meaningful with a capital M. Still, give this first-time author an E for effort, and expect the book to attract considerable attention. Emily Melton
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5.0 von 5 Sternen
Me ha encantado,
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: Ember from the Sun (Taschenbuch)
Me cautibó ya al principioy como dijo otro de los que han dejado "constancia" no quise que terminara de hecho cuando llegaba a este no esperado final hacia pausas en mi lectura para que el final no llegase tan rapido, la verdad que la historia de Ember en cierta forma le identifica de una manera muy especial, porque cuando uno no se ha sentido algo "diferente" y haber refleccionado sobre el verdadero sentido de la propia "existencia", por otro lado el libro deja esa "querer" de que realmente exista esa Ember en la tundra nordica; me asombró que fuera la primera obra del autor ya que la vi tan "completa" que me resultó dificil creermelo, sin más sinceramente recomiendo éste libro ya que a parte de una preciosa historia lleva a la reflección y lleva a otros interesantes reflecciones y a otras lecturas que leyendolo despertaran en uno....;)
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3.0 von 5 Sternen
Excellent premise marred by "New Age" mumbo jumbo,
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In many respects, this is a promising first novel. The premise is a tantalizing one, rich with possibilities. It has to be one of the deepest held desires of modern people -- the wish to somehow "redeem" the fallen world we inhabit by bring the world we have lost back to life. Given where the currents of modern culture seem to be taking us, from Hollywood daydreams like Juraissic Park to talk of cloning a woolly mammoth or tasmanian tiger, the idea of bringing back to life archaic humans couldn't be anything less than compelling. And, so long as Canter sticks to this premise, _Ember from the Sun_ is plausible, exciting, and in many places, funny and touching. Ember Ozette is a wonderful literary creation; in the novel's finest moments a reader can identify profoundly with her sense of incommensurable loss and alienation. However, the mystical backstory of the novel -- reincarnation, race memory, etc. -- comes off like semi-digested new age claptrap. For a far, far better integration of the religio-mystical and science fiction in a similar kind story, rent _Ice man_; John Lone's neanderthal stranded in time will bring you to tears. Still, this is worth reading unless you are completely allergic to new agey voodoo. Three and half stars.
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