Some of Dixon’s assumptions are more of the fiction side of science fiction. Dixon makes a lot of assumptions early on – such as introduction of genetically engineered human sub-species adopted to specific environments and then tries to guess how might have they evolved when left to their own devices. Even though it looks and feels like a nature book, it is a work of pure speculative fiction. He factors in various variable influences such as coming of another ice age, magnetic pole reversal of the planet and human meddling via genetic engineering. As it is suggested on the cover, Dixon aims to predict where evolution will take the human species in the next 5 million years. It is written in the style of nature documentaries, or these classic Zoology/Dinosaur books we all have read as kids. It is not really a novel, as it does not have a cohesive story. So I read the whole thing, and I must say it is interesting. Wouldn’t you be? I mean, I totally want to know how the human species could possibly evolve from the current state to Monkey-horse Darth Vader thing from the cover. “Anthropology of the Future” eh? I’m interested.
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