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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is a 1976 science fiction novel by Kate Wilhelm that explores themes of survival, cloning, and the loss of individuality in a post-apocalyptic world. After a global pandemic and environmental collapse render humanity sterile, a community of survivors in the Shenandoah Valley attempts to perpetuate themselves through cloning. The novel examines the psychological and social consequences of a hive-mind mentality that develops among the clones as they lose their capacity for creativity and innovation. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977.

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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang scores 6.93/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Novel category.
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