Direct Descendant
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312955154 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dr. Noel Anderson hears of a miraculously preserved early human and decides to steal DNA from it in order to clone the specimen and prove his theories, but when the experiment goes wrong, only one man might be able to prevent the impending disaster.
Paleontologist Malone discovers a 500,000-year-old man, only to have a rival scientist defile the find in his search for genetic material to implant in an unsuspecting woman. -- Midwest Book Review. What grows from the ancient DNA is a twin horror so unpredictible and terrifying that it shakes modern science and those who try to control the new arrivals
I'm Glad They Are Not My Relatives The book is very riveting. The plot moves quickly as the author sets the premise of what is happening in bits and pieces creating the mystery part of the book. The two descendants keep you guessing about how they know so much about modern technology, but cannot fiqure out the value of money. It is an excellent book for the summer or for late night in the fall when you are. Solid and entertaining escapism I should first announce that I believe that Charles Wilson is a vastly underrated author. It's too bad that more readers don't know about him because he's just as good as Michael Crichton and better than Robin Cook. Having read two of his other books, "When We First Deceive" and "Nightwatcher", I had a pretty good idea what I was getting when I picked up a copy of "Direct. "This one hooked me and did not let go!" according to Notary Tim. A friend who runs a used book store recommended this author to me. After reading _Direct Descendant_, I went back and bought all the other titles they had by him -- and added him to my short list of authors to be on the lookout for. In other words, I really liked this book. It is well-paced, the characters (mostly) behaved as if they were real people (meaning, they were i