Ember from the Sun

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Ember from the Sun is a novel by Mark Canter published by New English Library in 1995.

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Plot summary

Ember from the Sun is a novel in which Yute Nahadeh discovers a frozen pregnant Neanderthal in an ice cave, and implants her fetus in a modern surrogate mother who names the Neanderthal baby Ember. [1]

Reception

Richard Jones reviewed Ember from the Sun for Arcane magazine, rating it an 5 out of 10 overall. [1] Jones comments that "Canter could have chosen a bizarre ending, an apocalyptic one, a happy or a sad one. Instead he goes for the Crap Ending option and you come away feeling cheated and used. Shame, really. I was willing to forgive the various failures in plot and style because I was quite getting into the Neanderthals." [1]

Kirkus Reviews states "An effective blend of scientific fact and shamanistic fancy, one that weaves a genuinely magic spell." [2]

Publishers Weekly states: "Canter's approach fails to do his premise, or his characters, particularly the appealing Ember, full justice." [3]

Entertainment Weekly rated the book a "C" and states that "Ember from the Sun's plucked straight from the pulp fantasies of Edgar Rice Burroughs." [4]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jones, Richard (May 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane. Future Publishing (6): 82.
  2. ↑ "EMBER FROM THE SUN by Mark Canter". Kirkus Reviews. 1996-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ↑ Fiction Book Review: Ember from the Sun by Mark Canter, Author Delacorte Press $22.95 (0p) . Publishersweekly.com. 1996-09-02. ISBN   978-0-385-31457-2 . Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Ember from the Sun | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Kliatt 1997-07: Vol 31 Iss 4". Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. July 1997.
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