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| View Larger Image | Immortality
by Kevin Bohacz
| | List Price: | $14.95 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 55684 | | Studio: | CPrompt | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 562 | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2007 | | Publisher: | CPrompt |
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Product Description
The first transhuman has already been born.
Present day and life as we know it has just taken a quick left turn. Evolution is operating in ways no one could have imagined and environmental damage may be the catalyst.
In some of the remote and unnoticed places of the world, small pockets of death begin occurring. As the isolated extinctions spread, the world's eyes focus on this terrible mystery. The symptoms contradict each other. Has some dangerous technology escaped into the wild or has natural selection's machinery begun to betray us?
As humanity is distracted by growing chaos, out of the ecological imbalance something new and extraordinary is evolving to fill the voids left by these extinctions. Once discovered, this knowledge changes everything.
The brightest, most dedicated people on the planet are soon all working independently to understand and defend humanity from what is developing. Some of these people may carry a transhuman mutation and not suspect it except in the darkest moments of self-doubt. If true, they are connected to these extinctions; and buried in their subconscious could be the keys to a terrible paradise or salvation.
What is Immortality?.... Immortality blends unforgettable characters with the cutting-edge sciences of genetics and nanotech to serve up a fast paced extraordinary tale. The novel is a techno-thriller hidden within a mystery, wrapped inside an epic journey. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)
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I Wanted to Give It 5 Stars But... 
I really enjoyed this book and would have given it 5 stars, but for an ending that, while fulfilling to some degree, seemed a little too convenient. While the first hundred pages or so exhibited some slow spots, it was never bad enough to have me put down the book. Character development was great and the scientific elements of the story were extremely creative. Much like Stephen King, the author was able to weave several different stories into a final resolution, but that resolution wasn't incredibly shocking or innovative (also like King sometimes). I felt like the ending could have been more extensively developed and that the book was about 25 pages too short. Still, I think this book is very readable and worth the time. It's just a little short of 5 star material.
July 26, 2008 | |
Just Ok 
I found this book to be ok. It dragged on at times. And there was a lot of repetition when he was describing what the characters were going through. The underlying story was entertaining.
July 19, 2008 | |
Great fun! 
I really enjoyed this book, and I'm sure that anyone who likes "hard" science fiction (and no doubt plenty of others) will enjoy this as well. A fun, absorbing read, interesting characters, a fast-moving plot - I could hardly put it down!
June 29, 2008 | |
Slow start.... Amazing finish
Immortality started out pretty slow, but it had so many accounts and characters that it had to so you could get familiar with everything. After getting through the first tedious half of the book it started to pick up. Then all of a sudden it just explodes with excitement. The ideas are astounding and very exciting to think about. I feel like it is a pretty advanced novel and requires a great deal of thinking, understanding and knowledge to fully understand and pick up on the plot. But once you understand and are immersed it is worth it. All in all, Great concepts and very good novel.
June 20, 2008 | |
great read
similar to a michael crichton novel. a fun easy read. note that kindle edition has some minor formatting errors that do not affect the overall quality.
Note that the original minor formatting issues in the Kindle edition have been corrected in a recent revision (May 2008). This make it a truly great-reading thriller with enough real-world facts to make the sci-fi elements completely in-context. Can't wait to read more from this author.
May 06, 2008 | |
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