Star Begotten

In The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells imagined aliens from Mars descending to Earth with violent intentions. In Star Begotten, the suspicion arises that the Martians may have returned—this time using cosmic rays to alter human chromosomes.

The protagonist Joseph Davis, an author of popular histories, grows fearfully obsessed with rumours of the Martian plan. He considers the possibility that mutation may have already occurred, and that his child, his wife, and even he may already be Martians.

An ironic and often comic novel, Star Begotten portrays discoveries in evolutionary biology and contemplates the benefits as well as the horrors of mutation.

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