Coalescent
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Coalescent is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores themes of human evolution, secret societies, and deep time through a multigenerational narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coalescent canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
coalescent social structure
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non-genetic cultural evolution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
group selection
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long-term historical continuity ⓘ population genetics analogies ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
enclosed communities
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family lineage ⓘ hidden history ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Puissant Order of Holy Mary Queen of Virgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
first-person narration
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third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Exultant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deep time
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gender and power structures ⓘ human evolution ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ multigenerational narrative ⓘ religion and belief ⓘ secret societies ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Exultant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
George Poole
NERFINISHED
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Innocentia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucia Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
dual timeline
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frame narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 480 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Destiny’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
Roman Britain
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contemporary Britain ⓘ future Earth ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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