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by W.Michael Gear (Author), Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Author) "Moonlight cast beams of silvered light onto the murky midnight water ..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner International; New edition edition (20 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0446610968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446610964
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,843,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A wealthy geneticist asks a number of US scientists to raise bonobo chimps in their homes, supposedly to study their reactions to enriched intellectual environments. But from the moment she arrives in Dr. Jim Dutton's home, Umber is much more than a project animal. Different than any chimp he has ever known, Dutton marvels as Umber masters sign language, learns to use a computer and becomes a "sister" to his daughter, Brett. When he compares notes with other host families, he finds that all of the chimps seem to be equally exceptional, and he begins to wonder exactly how - and why - the animals have been altered. But it isn't until the chimps' owner begins recalling the bonobos that Dutton sets out in pursuit of the truth.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Quite a good take on the idea, 16 Dec 2002
This is one of the books I picked up speculatively and am glad I did.
The story in essence is similar to the technothrillers of Crichton's genre, but is quite a good take. The standard ideas of scientists fooling about with something they shouldn't together with the results of the experiment going out of control.

I read it while on holiday and found it a very good page turner.

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