- Hardcover: 316 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press (9 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593047516
- ISBN-13: 978-0593047514
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 304,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"* 'A taut, gripping thriller' The Times on The Miracle Strain. * 'Jurassic Park meets the quest for the Holy Grail meets Raiders Of The Lost Ark" Mail On Sunday on The Miracle Strain.
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‘An all singing, all dancing, cover-cover thrills and spills action adventure with a thought provoking idea at its core. What more could you ask for?’
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping hi-tech thriller,
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This review is from: Lucifer (Hardcover)
This is the first book I've read by this author and I now intend to read his other works. To confirm what others have said - this is a solid, easy to read unputdownable thriller. The characters are pretty simple to understand (but why should that be a bad thing) and the storyline is a little far-fetched (but that's part of the attraction).The story centres on a new computing technology based on light and involves several interwined characters searching for the 'truth' as to what happens when we die. Treachery, corruption and double-crosses are plentiful and as long as you're not expecting some over-complicated and/or well grounded scientific or social commentary, you won't be disappointed. Excellent stuff.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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An enjoyable and fast moving technothriller,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lucifer (Hardcover)
The plot is thus: good scientists discover the location of the soul and evil scientists/religous fanatics abuse and manipulate the power with near-apocalyptic consequences.This is yet another rip-roaring thriller from Britain's best technothriller writer of this time, Michael Cordy. I've read some poor reviews of this novel, and they are wrong. The book doesn't set out be a literary masterpiece, so why do people think that it did? The characters are cliched, this is true, but so what? You like them and invest in them and that's all you need to do. This book is not for cynical literary types who care more about a novel's place in the socio-political framework, it's more a fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping powerhouse of a good old-fashioned big boys adventure wrapped up in an intriguing scientific-religious debate. Awesome stuff.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lucifer (Paperback)
The main character certainly seems to be relative of Dirk Pitt, which means entertaining yet improbable. However, the subject matter is very interesting indeed. I found myself reading each page with facination. Hard to take seriously (especially the climax at the end) but I enjoyed it.
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