Mammoth

Mammoth

by John Varley

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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