The Human Son

The Human Son

2020 • 464 pages

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500 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, EARTH IS A PARADISE... WITHOUT US. The Earth was dying, and only the Erta could save it. Created to be genetically superior, hyper-intelligent and unburdened by the full range of human emotions, they succeeded by removing the cause: humans. Now the Erta are faced with a dilemma—if they reintroduce the rebellious and violent Homo sapiens, all of their work could be undone. They decide to raise one child: a sole human to decide if we should again inherit the Earth. But the quiet and clinical Ima finds that there is more to raising a human than she had expected; and there is more to humanity’s history than she has been told.


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I didn't think that Adrian Walker could write a book as good as The Last Dog On Earth but this was an absolute JOY!!! I laughed, a lot. I teared up, also. Possibly my favourite book of the year.

October 28, 2022