Évolution books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Évolution series?"

"There are one books in the Évolution series, published in 2002."

Q: "What is the first book in the Évolution series?"

"The first book in the Évolution series is Evolution, published in 2002."

Q: "Is Evolution more like a novel or a collection of linked stories?"

"It reads somewhere between the two. Each section follows different characters across a specific period of prehistory or history, but they are connected by an overarching narrative frame set in the near future."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Evolution	2002	Stephen Baxter	Buy

Evolution is one of Baxter’s most unusual books. Rather than focusing on space travel or physics, it turns the lens on biology and the deep history of life on Earth. The early sections follow small, rat-like proto-primates surviving the extinction of the dinosaurs. Later chapters trace our ancestors through millions of years of change, reaching modern humans and then projecting forward into an extinction-threatened future.

The book requires patience from readers expecting a conventional plot, but it rewards that patience with a perspective on human existence that very few novels attempt. By the time the modern sections arrive, the earlier chapters give them a weight that a straightforward contemporary story could not achieve.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Évolution series?

There are one books in the Évolution series, published in 2002.

What is the first book in the Évolution series?

The first book in the Évolution series is Evolution, published in 2002.

Is Evolution more like a novel or a collection of linked stories?

It reads somewhere between the two. Each section follows different characters across a specific period of prehistory or history, but they are connected by an overarching narrative frame set in the near future.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order