Written by Petru Popescu - Audio book performed by Joseph Campanella - Abridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours

Publisher, Audio Renaissance (1996)

Awarded AudioFile's "Earphones Award" for outstanding quality in audio production.

Imagine…a place so remote it has escaped evolution. Imagine…prehistoric footprints leading back in time. Imagine…they were made yesterday. A stunning blend of adventure, science, romance, and man's quest to understand his origins, "Almost Adam" combines fascinating scientific speculation with scientific fact to explore the mysteries of how we became "human." A brilliant, unforgettable tale, it marks Popescu's emergence as a major literary talent in his adopted country and language.

Paleoanthropologist Ken Lauder encounters the inconceivable while stranded in the African savanna -- a proto-human eight-year-old boy from a breed thought to have been extinct for two million years. This startling encounter pulls Lauder deep into the world of our ancient ancestors and fills him with awe as he and the boy form a bond that spans the millennia.

A stunning blend of adventure, science, romance, and man's quest to understand his origins, Almost Adam combines fascinating scientific speculation with scientific fact to explore the mysteries of how we became "human." It is an engrossing and original work of fiction, a thrilling adventure that will lodge itself indelibly in every listener's heart and imagination.

"Petru Popescu's Almost Adam is even more powerful in audio than in its book form: here an abridged version narrated by dramatic reader Joseph Campanella tells of an incredible discovery of prehistory in Africa." --The Midwest Book Review

"Joseph Campanella brings this story to life with an apparent cast of thousands, changing accents from American to British and back again. Combined with African-sounding musical interludes, it's a flawless and cinematic performance." --AudioFile