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Title: Direct Descendant by Charles Wilson ISBN: 0-312-95515-4 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (14 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: This one hooked me and did not let go!
Comment: 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 in character and believable), and the plot threw enough twists at me to keep me turning pages long after I should have been asleep.
If you live in the Midsouth (anywhere near Memphis, TN), this one hold the extra punch of being set here, so you can even more easily picture some of the places where the action takes place. If you don't, well, the Convention and Vistors Bureau probably won't like you thinking of Memphis in connection with this sort of thing, but I have seen worse introductions to our town.
Do you like horror? If so, get this book and read it! Today ! You won't be sorry, just scared.
Rating: 5
Summary: A highly recommended novel of scientific suspense
Comment: In the years since Charles Wilson wrote this book, there have been many imitators, including the short lived "Prey" series on TV which used lots of the science he wrote about. This novel makes use of Wilson's excellent plotting to tell the story of DNA theft, renegade scientific human breeding and genetic engineering in a most compelling way. One excellent feature is that Charles Wilson tells his stories without the heavy handed, opinionated bias that most authors use--he leaves you with thought provoking questions, and lets you draw your own conclusions. A highly recommended novel of scientific suspense.
Rating: 1
Summary: you're joking, right?
Comment: I'm a bit perplexed with all the 4 and 5 star reviews here. This is really a horrible little novel, with bad writing and a plot already used in countless 50's and 60's B-movies. If you've seen a single episode of X-Files, you know what to expect. The plot intiqued me, being a paleontology buff, but let me assure you the plot has nothing to do with paleontology. There is no suspense -- the book is completely predictable -- the characters are boring and unlikable, and the prose bland. I'm no literary snob -- I like brain candy too -- but this book really is a waste of your time. You have better things to spend your money on.
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Title: Extinct by Charles Wilson ISBN: 0312962126 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sleeper by Steven Harriman, Steven Spruill ISBN: 0425188817 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: When First We Deceive by Charles Wilson ISBN: 0843944013 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: The Reckoning: A Novel by James Byron Huggins ISBN: 1565073673 Publisher: Harvest House Pub Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: Area 51 (Area 51, Book 1) by Robert Doherty ISBN: 0440220734 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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