Michael Lawson Bishop is an acclaimed American author whose extensive body of work across science fiction and fantasy genres has become one of the most admired in modern literature. His writings are characterized by a deep exploration of the human condition, often interweaving elements of the supernatural and the unknown. Bishop's distinctive style, marked by lyrical prose and complex characters, draws readers into worlds rich with philosophical inquiry and emotional depth. His masterful ability to blend dreamlike imagery with reality solidifies his position as a pivotal figure in contemporary speculative fiction.
In 1989 Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery that normal genes under certain conditions can cause cancer. In this book, Bishop tells us how he and Varmus made their momentous discovery.
A fascinating and compelling novel of alien life by the NEBULA AWARD-winning author of ANCIENT OF DAYS.
Joshua Kampa is torn between two worlds - the Early Pleistocene Africa of his dreams and the 20th-century reality of his waking life. These worlds are transposed when a government experiment sends him over a million years back in time. Here, John builds a new life as part of a tribe of protohumans. But the reality of early Africa is much more challenging than his fantasies. With the landscape, the species, and John himself evolving, he reaches a temporal crossroads where he must decide whether the past or the future will be his present.