Neanderthal (novel)

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Neanderthal
First edition cover
Author John Darnton
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Techno-thriller, Novel
Publisher Random House
Released April 1996
Media Type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 368 p. (hardback edition) & 395 p. (paperback edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-679-44978-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-312-96300-9 (paperback edition)

Neanderthal is a 1996 bestselling novel written by John Darnton.

[edit] Plot introduction

The plot of Neanderthal revolves around two rival scientists, Matt Mettison and Susan Arnot, who are sent by the United States government to search for missing anthropologist James Kellicut. Their only clue for their search is a neanderthal skull. The skull should have existed 40,000 years ago, however carbon dating shows it is only twenty-five years old. Iyad

[edit] Characters in "Neanderthal"

  • Matt Mettison – protagonist, a scientist
  • Susan Arnot – Mettison's scientific rival
  • James Kellicut – an anthropologist who has gone missing