The Human Apes

by Dale Carlson, Al Carlson (Illustrator), Carol Nicklaus (Illustrator)

THE HUMAN APES. YA SiFi. Todd and his friends are part of an expedition to study gorillas in Africa. Todd discovers the human apes, humans who have spent 6,000 camouflaged as gorillas, keeping civilization going underground. When Todd is invited to join them, he must make a decision about giving up his humanity. "Stimulating and entertaining." PW"Idea is fascintating." LJ. "Ultimately the definition of humanity, poignancy at the end." New York Times Book Review.

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Dale Elissa Bick Carlson
Also published as Dale Bick Carlson

Reviews

[Christa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is so 70's. The whole Planet of the Apes thing was going on, you know? Clearly someone set out to write the most sci-fi book EVER. These aren't just TALKING apes, they're talking apemen who are thousands of years old who have mastered a form of supercomputers, are the lords of time, and travel through space. And I suspect they make awesome pies. Don't worry, there's still more!

There's talking. Lots of talking. And describing. If you loved the scenes of politics in the Star Wars prequels, then do I have a book for you! Or you can just MST3K this in your head like I did.

[R. Stephen Gracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can only say that as a primary school kid, this is the first book that I read over and over again. It made a huge impact on me, although I haven't read it since 1976. ;-)

[Cooper Renner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar in theme to the previous year's The Mountain of Truth, this novel addresses issues of the survival of mankind in a tumultuous time--the early '70s. Lots of great ideas pondered, strong characters--but a less compelling plot, less drama, less sense of doubt at the outcome.