Scott Sigler:Vorfahren: Ein Roman von Scott Sigler (englisch) Taschenbuch Buch
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By Scott Sigler. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jody, and their two dogs. --Booklist From the Hardcover edition. Author Scott Sigler. The result?. A computer-engineered living c… Mehr…
By Scott Sigler. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jody, and their two dogs. --Booklist From the Hardcover edition. Author Scott Sigler. The result?. A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection. The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Ancestor by Scott Sigler ""The ancestors are out there...you have to believe me.""From acclaimed author Scott Sigler—"New York Times "bestselling creator of "Infected "and "Contagious"—comes a tale of genetic experimentation's worst nightmare come true.Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a heart, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a nominal fee ... and imagine what a company would do to get a monopoly on that technology.On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering the genomes of thousands of mammals, Colding's team has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankind's common ancestor. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection.There's just one problem: these "ancestors "are not the docile herd animals that Colding's team envisioned. Instead, Colding's work has given birth to something big, something "evil."With these killer creatures on the prowl, Colding and the woman he loves must fight to survive — even as government agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed company backing this research proves to have its own cold-blooded agenda.As the creators become the prey in the ultimate battle for survival, Scott Sigler takes readers on the ultimate thrill-ride—and offers a chilling cautionary account of what can happen when hubris, greed, and madness drive scientific experimentation past the brink of reason."From the Hardcover edition." FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography SCOTT SIGLER is the world's most successful podcasting author, with a rabidly loyal following of more than 30,000 subscribers per book. His books have held the number one audiobook position on all the podcast aggregators, including iTunes, and his remarkable triumph has made him the subject of profiles in the "New York Times" and the "Toledo Blade," as well as coverage in the "Washington Post, BusinessWeek," and elsewhere. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jody, and their two dogs. You can find him online at scottsigler.com and infectednovel.com. Review Quote "Sigler writes as if he is channeling a collaboration between Stephen King and Michael Crichton, as edited by H.G. Wells...He is gifted with the ability of explaining complex topics in an interesting, understandable and even entertaining manner, creates memorable characters who are likable and otherwise, and keeps the pace of the narrative moving so quickly that the pages should be soaked in flame retardant. This is one of those rare books that makes me wish that I could be stricken with selective amnesia, so that I could read it anew again."--Bookreporter.com "A tremendously entertaining horror novel…the premise is thought-provoking, Sigler populates the novel with a lively cast of characters (unlike many thrillers, the heroes are as interesting as the villains), and the action is virtually nonstop-and, at times, quite graphic. If you combined Michael Crichton's scientific exploration with Matthew Reilly's lightning-fast pace and colorful characters, you might get something that feels like this book, which, incidentally, would make a great movie."--Booklist From the Hardcover edition. Excerpt from Book Paul Fischer had always pictured the end of the world being a bit more . . . industrial. Loud machines, cars crashing, people screaming, guns a-blazing. Perhaps a world- breaking bomb shattering the earth into bits. But here in Greenland? Nothing but packed snow, endless rocks, and the towering white vistas of glaciers sitting high on the horizon. No cities burning, no abandoned cars, none of that nonsense. Just a tiny virus, and some pigs. Paul hopped out of the UH- 60 Black Hawk he li cop ter and onto a snowcovered field lit up by the breaking dawn. A woman in an air force jacket waited for him, fur- lined hood tight around her head to ward off the cold and the stinging wind. She snapped a salute. "Col o nel Fischer?" Paul nodded and casually returned the salute. "Second Lieutenant Laura Burns, Col o nel. General Curry is waiting for you. This way, sir." She turned and walked toward three white Quonset huts, their curved roofs blending into the landscape. Two tunnels connected the huts, completing the little human hamster town that had gone up less than twenty four hours earlier. He heard the hum of a diesel generator, saw the curve of two satellite dishes mounted on top of the huts. Paul followed the girl, their shadows blending together as a long, broken gray shape moving across churned- up white snow. He wanted to get inside, hoped it was heated -- these cold temps raised hell with his left knee. Paul absently wondered if the young lieutenant was married, if she was the kind of girl his son would find interesting. He was starting to wonder if the boy would ever settle down and get to the business of making some grandchildren that Paul could spoil rotten. Overhead, a pair of F-16s shot by, their jet roar echoing off the valley floor. Probably a squadron out of Reykjav Details ISBN0307591018 Author Scott Sigler Short Title ANCESTOR Publisher Broadway Books Language English ISBN-10 0307591018 ISBN-13 9780307591012 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 421 DEWEY FIC Residence MI, US Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-06-07 Imprint Broadway Books Subtitle A Novel Audience General/Trade Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-06-07 NZ Release Date 2011-06-07 US Release Date 2011-06-07 UK Release Date 2011-06-07 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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