The Doors of Eden

Full of sparking, speculative invention . . . The Doors of Eden is a terrific timeslip / lost world romp in the grand tradition of Turtledove, Hoyle, even Conan Doyle. If you liked Primeval, read this bookStephen Baxter

The Doors of Eden shows a combination of tight, evocative prose combined with erudition. In a story whose scope is the broad canvas of the history of all life in the universe, Tchaikovsky manages to zoom in on human moments without breaking a sweat. Inventive, funny and engrossing, this book lingers long after you close itTade Thompson

What a ride . . . talks like big-brained science fiction and runs like a fleet-footed political thrillerJohn Scalzi

With The Doors of Eden, Tchaikovsky has created a fantastic and highly imaginative new genre: evolution SFPeter F. Hamilton