The Family Tree
The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper, published by HarperCollins in 1997, is a first edition novel comprising 377 pages. This work presents a unique blend of fantasy and fiction, centered around police officer Dora Henry as she investigates the unusual murders of three geneticists. Amidst her investigation, Dora encounters a world where nature is reclaiming urban spaces, with weeds transforming into trees and entire cities becoming lush forests. Intriguingly, she discovers her ability to communicate with the flora that is rapidly changing her environment.
Readers will find that the narrative intertwines Dora’s quest for truth with the broader implications of humanity’s relationship with nature. As she delves deeper into the mystery, the seemingly unrelated events begin to connect, revealing a potential catastrophe that could threaten civilization. The story explores themes of environmental change and the consequences of human actions, all while maintaining a fantastical tone. This edition invites readers to engage with Tepper’s imaginative storytelling and thought-provoking insights into society and ecology.
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THE ONCE FERTILE EARTH OF DORA HENRY’S CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED AND OVERDEVELOPED. NOW NATURE, APPARENTLY, HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT BACK.
Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being transformed into a wild and verdant place.
And, strangest of all, Dora can somehow communicate with the rampaging flora.
A potential civilization-ending catastrophe is in the making. The bearer Dora gets to a murderer–and to the truth–the more seemingly disparate events begin to entwine. And the answers she seeks today to the salvation of humankind may lie in afar distant future. . .one which is suddenly much closer than anyone imagines.
An exhilarating and enchanting novel that deftly combines fantastic invention with insight and a social conscience, from one of the most lyrical and important voices in contemporary speculative fiction.THE ONCE FERTILE EARTH OF DORA HENRYS CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED AND OVERDEVELOPED. NOW NATURE, APPARENTLY, HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT BACK.
Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being transformed into a wild and verdant place.
And, strangest of all, Dora can somehow communicate with the rampaging flora.
A potential civilization-ending catastrophe is in the making. The bearer Dora gets to a murderer–and to the truth–the more seemingly disparate events begin to entwine. And the answers she seeks today to the salvation of humankind may lie in afar distant future. . .one which is suddenly much closer than anyone imagines.
An exhilarating and enchanting novel that deftly combines fantastic invention with insight and a social conscience, from one of the most lyrical and important voices in contemporary speculative fiction.
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