Book of Science and Antiquities
A novel of breath-taking reach and inspired imagination, drawing on the discovery of Australia''s oldest known human inhabitant.
Shade lives peaceably with his second wife on the shores of a bountiful lake. Conscious of ageing but still vigorous, when called on by the spirit ancestors to sacrifice himself for the sake of his clan, he knows he must obey.
Over 40,000 years later, Shade''s skeleton...
A novel of breath-taking reach and inspired imagination, drawing on the discovery of Australia''s oldest known human inhabitant.
Shade lives peaceably with his second wife on the shores of a bountiful lake. Conscious of ageing but still vigorous, when called on by the spirit ancestors to sacrifice himself for the sake of his clan, he knows he must obey.
Over 40,000 years later, Shade''s skeleton...
