7 /10 1 Votes
Originally published 2001 Preceded by Longtusk | 3.5/5 Goodreads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Fiction, Speculative fiction Similar Stephen Baxter books, Speculative fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icebones is a 2001 novel by Stephen Baxter. It is the third book in the Mammoth Trilogy. An omnibus edition, incorporating all three novels of this series, was published as Behemoth (2004).
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Plot introduction
The novel is set in 3000 A.D. After colonizing Mars some time ago and planning to populate the terraformed planet with ancient animals from Earth, humans had disappeared. One of the animals now left to fend for themselves is Icebones, daughter of Silverhair, who as the only adult mammoth taken to Mars also has responsibility for the herd.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews said in their review that its "impossible not to cheer for Baxter's plucky pachyderms: a saga that, even at its most improbable, engages the reader's heart and mind." Jackie Cassada in her review for Library Journal said that "Baxter brings the great creatures of Earth's prehistory to life."