592 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780515131758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publication date: 01 November 2001
Description
We are not alone...In a cave in the Himalayas, a guide discovers a self-mutilated body with the warning--Satan exists. In the Kalahari Desert, a nun unearths evidence of a proto-human species and a deity called Older-than-Old. In Bosnia, something...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 88%
mysterious 69%
tense 52%
challenging 18%
emotional 15%
informative 5%
reflective 5%
sad 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 44% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 36% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Body horror, Child deathModerate
Genocide, Gore, RacismMinor
Xenophobia, Colonisation
592 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780515131758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publication date: 01 November 2001
Description
We are not alone...In a cave in the Himalayas, a guide discovers a self-mutilated body with the warning--Satan exists. In the Kalahari Desert, a nun unearths evidence of a proto-human species and a deity called Older-than-Old. In Bosnia, something...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 88%
mysterious 69%
tense 52%
challenging 18%
emotional 15%
informative 5%
reflective 5%
sad 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 44% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 36% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Body horror, Child deathModerate
Genocide, Gore, RacismMinor
Xenophobia, Colonisation