7.4 /10 1 Votes
Country United Kingdom Publication date 15 May 1997 Pages 288 pp Originally published 15 May 1997 Followed by How the Dead Live Genres Novel, Science Fiction | 3.7/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print Paperback ISBN 978-0-7475-2987-3 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Awards Tähtivaeltaja Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plot synopsis
After a night of drug use, Simon Dykes wakes up in a world where chimpanzees have evolved to be the dominant species with self-awareness, while humans are the equivalent of chimps in our world.
Reviews
"Planet of the Apes meets Nineteen Eighty-Four. Simon Dykes wakes up one morning to a world where chimpanzees are self-aware and humans are the equivalent of chimps in our world. Simon has lived a life of quick drugs, shallow artists and meaningless sex. But this London, much like a PG Tips advert, has chimps in human clothing but with their chimpness intact. The carnivalesque world is humorous, gripping and provocative."
References
Great Apes (novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA