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Mammoth is a 2005 novel by author John Varley. The book centers around the concept of time travel, and discusses the concept that there may be limits to science. Plot. The chapters are numbered in chronological order but appear based on a narrative order instead.
Jun 7, 2005 · Now, Varley takes another leap into the great unknown with Mammoth... In a barren province of Canada, a mammoth hunter has made the discovery of a lifetime: an intact frozen woolly mammoth. But what he finds during the painstaking process of excavating the huge creature boggles the mind.
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The crew had dug out the mammoth’s head and back and most of one side, but those parts were covered with protective cloth. Christian wanted this frozen creature intact, and that meant excavation was a painfully deliberate process, starting with small ice axes, moving to hammers and chisels, getting down to warm brushes and toothpicks before ...
But now his restless mind has turned to a new obsession: cloning a mammoth' In a barren province of Canada, a mammoth hunter financed by Christian has made the discovery of a lifetime: an intact frozen woolly mammoth.
Sep 22, 2020 · The discovery of a perfectly preserved frozen mammoth in the Canadian wilderness gives wealthy visionary Howard Christian the opportunity of a lifetime: to clone it. But what really piques...
- John Varley
- Open Road Media, 2020
- 1504063422, 9781504063425
- Mammoth
May 30, 2006 · In a barren province of Canada, a mammoth hunter financed by Christian has made the discovery of a lifetime: an intact frozen woolly mammoth. But what he finds during the painstaking process of excavating the huge creature baffles the mind.
- John Varley
Not content with investing his fortune and watching it grow, he buys rare cars that he actually drives, acquires collectible toys that he actually plays with, and builds buildings that defy the imagination. But now his restless mind has turned to a new obsession: cloning a mammoth…