The Prophet of Flores by Ted Kosmatka « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

Discovery of the bones of Homo floriensis causes an anthropologist to question his creationist beliefs.

The Prophet of Title: The Prophet of Flores

Author: Ted Kosmatka

Length: short story

First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, 2007

What the Story is About: In an alternate world where young Earth creationism – rather than evolution – is the reigning scientific theory, discovery of Homo floriensis (“Hobbit”) bones causes a genetic anthropologist to question his beliefs.

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