num_pages: 448
description: “Virus hunter” Christopher Dicken is a man on a mission, following a trail of rumors, government cover-ups, and dead bodies around the globe in search of a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women and invariably results in miscarriage. But when Dicken finds what he’s looking for, the answer proves to be stranger—and far deadlier—than he ever could have imagined. Something that has slept in human DNA for millions of years is waking up.Molecular biologist Kaye Lang has spent her career tracing ancient retroviruses in the human genome. She believes these microscopic fossils can come to life again. But when Dicken’s discovery becomes public, Lang’s theory suddenly turns to chilling fact. As the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve—an evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race . . . if a future exists at all.
language: English
title: Darwin's Radio
titlecomplete: Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
characters: Christopher Dickens, Kaye Lang, Mitch Rafelson
genres: Audiobook, Biology, Hard Science Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction, Evolution, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 15541
series: Darwin's Radio
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Mejor novela extranjera, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Endeavour Award
publisher: Ballantine Books