Mammoth

Name: Mammoth
Price: 11.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (1422 reviews)
Author: John Varley

by John Varley

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.3 (1,422)

4.3 stars from 1,422 reviews. Top 86% of Literary Fiction books we track.

364 pages~6.1 hr readPublished by Ace BooksPublished 2005-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love science fiction that balances hard concepts with genuine emotional stakes, especially stories where the science serves the character arcs.
You want adventure that actually thinks through the consequences of bringing extinct creatures back to life, without getting bogged down in lectures.
You appreciate writers who can juggle multiple timelines and competing agendas whilst keeping you genuinely invested in whether Little Fuzzy survives.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your science fiction grimdark and pessimistic; this one has real warmth underneath the high-concept premise.
You need a plot that moves at breakneck speed with minimal downtime; Varley takes time to explore character relationships and scientific details.
You're looking for a straightforward story; the time travel mechanics here get properly complicated and require you to stay engaged with the moving parts.

About this book

A time travel and ecology novel from the author of the Gaea Trilogy. When a perfectly preserved frozen mammoth is discovered in the Canadian wilderness, wealthy visionary Howard Christian sees an opportunity to clone it. His curiosity deepens when he finds a metal box and the mummified body of a man wearing a watch beside the mammoth. Working to understand the box's purpose and clone the mammoth, a top physicist and an elephant veterinarian are sent thousands of years into the past and back again, bringing a baby mammoth named Little Fuzzy with them. The novel follows their adventure across time as they grapple with the implications of their discoveries.

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Currently around #12K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 60% recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 1,422 reviews

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