Next - Brossura

Crichton, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060873035 ISBN 13: 9780060873035

Casa editrice: Harperluxe, 2006

Riassunto

Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease?

We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies.

We live in a time when one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes . . .

Devilishly clever, Next blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.

Next challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect.

The future is closer than you think.

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Recensione:

“NEXT is one of Mr. Crichton’s more un-put-downable novels. Its emphasis is on excitement.” (New York Times)

“[Crichton’s] in top form with NEXT....There’s a lot to like and to scare you.” (USA Today)

“[NEXT] is a tribute to Crichton’s storytelling skill...the docmentation he sprinkles throughout the narrative teases us with speculation.” (Los Angeles Times)

“NEXT is a romp and a potboiler...a blockbuster science thriller...an entertaining read.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“Under Crichton’s imaginative scrutiny, body-part theft, the extinction of blonds and transgenic experiments...all loom on the horizon.” (People)

“His plot, involving a score of main characters and a dozen different strands, defies summary but is completely brilliant.” (Daily Mail (London))

“[Crichton] invites a mass audience irresistibly into some of the Most Important Conversations We’re Not Having.” (Time magazine)

“Crichton creates a series of fascinating dramatic situations that hold a reader’s attention right down to the last page.” (NPR (All Things Considered))

“Crichton addresses complex contemporary issues...into thrilling reads.” (Newsweek)

“Crichton has created a series of vivid, thought-provoking morality plays, presenting key questions engendered by genetic research.” (Globe and Mail (Toronto))

L'autore:

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Next and Dragon Teeth, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed Westworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway, Looker, Coma and created the hit television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.

Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the Earth 2: Society comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.

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• Editore: Harperluxe
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060873035
• ISBN 13: 9780060873035
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 629