Sharman Apt Russell is a longtime professor at Western New Mexico University and Antioch University in L.A. She is the award-winning author of numerous essays, short stories, and books, including Hunger and An Obsession with Butterflies. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award, the New Mexico Zia Award, and the Rockefeller Fellowship. She lives in Silver City, New Mexico.
Is there anything Sharman Apt Russell cannot do on the printed
page? A triumph of the imagination; a brilliant and mesmerizing
addition to the sci-fi canon." JJ Amaworo Wilson, author of
Damnificados
This conflicted postapocalyptic tale of sparse but still civilized
humans in a world of cloned mammoths and telepathic saber-toothed
tigers tries to find the balance between preservation and progress.
Clare, a hunter and writing instructor, guides Brad, a lab rat who
discovered an important principle of the universe, on a wilderness
quest. It leads not to enlightenment but to bigender loner
Luke/Lucia and mutated dire wolf Dog. Wishing for fame in a world
that frowns on individual aggrandizement, Brad takes peyote, links
minds with Dog, and discovers the long-sought secret of how DNA
broadcasts consciousness. Aided by Luke/Lucia and Dog, he
constructs a device that can resurrect the dead, including Clare’s
baby daughter. Russell happily sets up a Paleoterrific” primitive
utopia and then allows the gritty reality of dying young and the
discomfort of conforming to social norms in a small community to
wear away at an eco-friendly life with nature. Big cats may
mentally howl I love you,” but they still want to eat you.”
Publishers Weekly
There’s a spin on this story that is unlike the others I have
read. I liked it enough that I read it all in one sitting. . . . I
essentially inhaled this book. It has a wonderful flow.” Geeks of
Doom
A dazzling and hallucinatory myth
Beautifully written and
vertiginousCastaneda jacked into the Matrix, Einstein crunching
numbers on the walls of Lascaux, a druid with a sickle and a
laptop.” Andrew Todhunter, author of A Meal Observed and Dangerous
Games
Russell’s intelligence and imagination shine.” Eric C. Otto,
author of Green Speculations: Science Fiction and Transformative
Environmentalism
"In classic science fiction style, Russell presents a devastated
world reformed into a seeming paleolithic paradise
[a] suspenseful
and gripping tale” William Seager, author of Natural Fabrications:
Science, Emergence and Consciousness
Like Ursula K. Le Guin and Kim Stanley Robinson, Sharman Apt
Russell tells stories of human reorientation within a radically
reanimated world
an urgent story that immerses the reader in the
agonizing entanglements and wonders of being.” Gib Prettyman,
Pennsylvania State University, Associate Editor, Resources for
American Literary Study
Sharman Apt Russell’s vibrant new novel will enthrall readers with
its vision of a future in which animism, panpsychism and hard
science come together to show us how the forces shaping
consciousness and the universe are one and the same.” Imre Szeman,
co-author of After Globalization
"An intriguing and compelling tale of humanity struggling to
recover its indigenous allegiance to Earth and Earth Law despite
the genie of physical science having well and truly escaped from
the bottle." Freya Matthews, author of For Love of Matter: a
Contemporary Panpsychism
A voice keenly in tune with the discourses of science, ecology,
rhetoric, and spirituality. . . . Russell’s vision of tomorrow
imagines sobering consequencesand pathways to possible
solutionsto the crises we face today." Michael R. Page, author of
Frederik Pohl and The Literary Imagination from Erasmus Darwin to
H.G. Wells: Science, Evolution, and Ecology
Russell has a knack for fast-paced action and poetic turns of
phrase, and readers will turn the pages quickly so they can follow
along with the adventures of Brad, Clare, Dog, and Luke as they
journey through this new world. Fans of post-apocalyptic science
fiction will find this a wild and enjoyable ride.” Stephanie Vie,
author of (E)-Dentity
What a great read! Bringing back the animalsand reminding us of
animal powers and mindsis an important message for the here and
now. An engagingand thoughtfully-informedpost-apocalyptic novel
that stays with you for weeks afterward. Sharman Russell has a
clever and also provocative imagination that leads the reader into
deep reflection on who we are and who we might become.” Margaret
Conkey, co-author of Ancient Goddesses: the Myths and Evidence and
co-editor of Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory
With compelling characters, a driving rhythm, and a rich plot, the
novel smoothly navigates between the principles of biology and
physics, the mystique of animism, the politics of posthumanism, and
the tropes of science fiction.” Keren Omry, American Studies,
University of Haifa, Science Fiction Research Association, Vice
President
She's earned a spot next to Margaret Atwood and Daniel Quinn for
sparking readers to reflect on the tensions between the natural
environment and our ever-evolving technology.” Sean Murray, author
of Composition Incorporated: Turbo Capitalism, Higher Education,
and the Teaching of Writing
Russell’s implementation of panpsychist theory brings this book to
life as one of the most extraordinary sci-fis of our time . . ."
Jack Symes, author of "In Defense of Strong Emergentist
Panpsychism"
A syncretic approach where hard science and the hard problem of
consciousness merge into a welcome addition to the science fiction
canon. What’s more, this is a piece of storytelling at its best!”
John M. Gist, co-author of Angst and Evolution: The Struggle for
Human Potential, author of Lizard Dreaming of Birds
A gripping readI couldn’t put it down, but I didn’t want it to
end! Sharman Russell knows how to pay tribute to the great
traditions of science fiction storytellingand how to make them new
for the twenty-first century.” Lisa Yaszek, author of Galactic
Suburbia and past president of the Science Fiction Research
Association
Russell’s novel remains steadfastly optimistic. A refreshing
alternative to near-future dystopias, she offers a glimpse of a
future primitive’ in which people live more sustainably and
equitably, sustained by a sense of wonder when nature turns out to
have been panpsychic all along.” Melody Jue, author of Vampire
Squid Media”
Is there anything Sharman Apt Russell cannot do on the printed
page? A triumph of the imagination; a brilliant and mesmerizing
addition to the sci-fi canon." JJ Amaworo Wilson, author of
Damnificados
This conflicted postapocalyptic tale of sparse but still civilized
humans in a world of cloned mammoths and telepathic saber-toothed
tigers tries to find the balance between preservation and progress.
Clare, a hunter and writing instructor, guides Brad, a lab rat who
discovered an important principle of the universe, on a wilderness
quest. It leads not to enlightenment but to bigender loner
Luke/Lucia and mutated dire wolf Dog. Wishing for fame in a world
that frowns on individual aggrandizement, Brad takes peyote, links
minds with Dog, and discovers the long-sought secret of how DNA
broadcasts consciousness. Aided by Luke/Lucia and Dog, he
constructs a device that can resurrect the dead, including Clare’s
baby daughter. Russell happily sets up a Paleoterrific” primitive
utopia and then allows the gritty reality of dying young and the
discomfort of conforming to social norms in a small community to
wear away at an eco-friendly life with nature. Big cats may
mentally howl I love you,” but they still want to eat you.”
Publishers Weekly
There’s a spin on this story that is unlike the others I have
read. I liked it enough that I read it all in one sitting. . . . I
essentially inhaled this book. It has a wonderful flow.” Geeks of
Doom
A dazzling and hallucinatory myth
Beautifully written and
vertiginousCastaneda jacked into the Matrix, Einstein crunching
numbers on the walls of Lascaux, a druid with a sickle and a
laptop.” Andrew Todhunter, author of A Meal Observed and Dangerous
Games
Russell’s intelligence and imagination shine.” Eric C. Otto,
author of Green Speculations: Science Fiction and Transformative
Environmentalism
"In classic science fiction style, Russell presents a devastated
world reformed into a seeming paleolithic paradise
[a] suspenseful
and gripping tale” William Seager, author of Natural Fabrications:
Science, Emergence and Consciousness
Like Ursula K. Le Guin and Kim Stanley Robinson, Sharman Apt
Russell tells stories of human reorientation within a radically
reanimated world
an urgent story that immerses the reader in the
agonizing entanglements and wonders of being.” Gib Prettyman,
Pennsylvania State University, Associate Editor, Resources for
American Literary Study
Sharman Apt Russell’s vibrant new novel will enthrall readers with
its vision of a future in which animism, panpsychism and hard
science come together to show us how the forces shaping
consciousness and the universe are one and the same.” Imre Szeman,
co-author of After Globalization
"An intriguing and compelling tale of humanity struggling to
recover its indigenous allegiance to Earth and Earth Law despite
the genie of physical science having well and truly escaped from
the bottle." Freya Matthews, author of For Love of Matter: a
Contemporary Panpsychism
A voice keenly in tune with the discourses of science, ecology,
rhetoric, and spirituality. . . . Russell’s vision of tomorrow
imagines sobering consequencesand pathways to possible
solutionsto the crises we face today." Michael R. Page, author of
Frederik Pohl and The Literary Imagination from Erasmus Darwin to
H.G. Wells: Science, Evolution, and Ecology
Russell has a knack for fast-paced action and poetic turns of
phrase, and readers will turn the pages quickly so they can follow
along with the adventures of Brad, Clare, Dog, and Luke as they
journey through this new world. Fans of post-apocalyptic science
fiction will find this a wild and enjoyable ride.” Stephanie Vie,
author of (E)-Dentity
What a great read! Bringing back the animalsand reminding us of
animal powers and mindsis an important message for the here and
now. An engagingand thoughtfully-informedpost-apocalyptic novel
that stays with you for weeks afterward. Sharman Russell has a
clever and also provocative imagination that leads the reader into
deep reflection on who we are and who we might become.” Margaret
Conkey, co-author of Ancient Goddesses: the Myths and Evidence and
co-editor of Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory
With compelling characters, a driving rhythm, and a rich plot, the
novel smoothly navigates between the principles of biology and
physics, the mystique of animism, the politics of posthumanism, and
the tropes of science fiction.” Keren Omry, American Studies,
University of Haifa, Science Fiction Research Association, Vice
President
She's earned a spot next to Margaret Atwood and Daniel Quinn for
sparking readers to reflect on the tensions between the natural
environment and our ever-evolving technology.” Sean Murray, author
of Composition Incorporated: Turbo Capitalism, Higher Education,
and the Teaching of Writing
Russell’s implementation of panpsychist theory brings this book to
life as one of the most extraordinary sci-fis of our time . . ."
Jack Symes, author of "In Defense of Strong Emergentist
Panpsychism"
A syncretic approach where hard science and the hard problem of
consciousness merge into a welcome addition to the science fiction
canon. What’s more, this is a piece of storytelling at its best!”
John M. Gist, co-author of Angst and Evolution: The Struggle for
Human Potential, author of Lizard Dreaming of Birds
A gripping readI couldn’t put it down, but I didn’t want it to
end! Sharman Russell knows how to pay tribute to the great
traditions of science fiction storytellingand how to make them new
for the twenty-first century.” Lisa Yaszek, author of Galactic
Suburbia and past president of the Science Fiction Research
Association
Russell’s novel remains steadfastly optimistic. A refreshing
alternative to near-future dystopias, she offers a glimpse of a
future primitive’ in which people live more sustainably and
equitably, sustained by a sense of wonder when nature turns out to
have been panpsychic all along.” Melody Jue, author of Vampire
Squid Media”
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