Ce l-a condus pe Darwin la teoria evolutionista? De ce a asteptat 22 de ani ca sa-si publice Originea speciilor, celebra sa carte? Din ce motiv l-a afectat atat de puternic acea boala misterioasa si de ce era atat de inspaimantat de calatorii? Cine era rivalul sau secret? Intrigi amoroase, conflicte psihologice, observatii de natura stiintifica, dar si problematici sociale, toate se intrepatrund in mrejele istorisirii narate cu talent si cu imaginatie, pentru a ne demonstra in final ca,...

Matt and Susan, two rival palaeontologists and former lovers, are summoned by a secret US government agency to help locate their college mentor, who has disappeared without trace in the remote mountains of Tajikstan. When Matt and Susan finally make contact, the implications of their dramatic discovery are more than simply scientific.