''Chaga'' (published as ''Evolution's Shore'' in the United States) is a 1995

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novel by British author Ian McDonald. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 1995. Told through the eyes of journalist Gaby McAslan, the novel explores the catastrophic effects of an alien flora, dubbed the "Chaga", which is brought to Kenya by a meteor in what has become known as the Kilimanjaro Event. McDonald said of the novel: ''Chaga'' was nominated for the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel (1995), and the

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(1996).

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