· How did man, a physical weakling, rise to dominate a planet of powerful carnivores?
· Does contemporary man differ from his ancient predecessors?
· Can man’s future be seen in his past?
· Is man good, evil, both, or neither?
· What will likely end man’s reign on earth?
Characters learn what it means to be humanâ€"in both good times and bad. In Fire, an African tribesman struggles to cope after his three-year-old child is swept away by a powerful river. In The Hunt, a clan braves the tundra as they seek to kill bison, driving off other carnivores, and finding ways to keep warm in their bid to continue living. In The Astronaut, a spaceman marvels at passing through perhaps the greatest gateway of all: outer space.
Entertaining and thought provoking, Two Hundred Thousand Years explores how man got to where he is today and where he might be going in the future.
