When Dominic discovers he had an older brother who died before he was born he realizes the reason why he is such a disappointment to his father. His brother was a brilliant academic and promising scientist - but Dominic prefers to spend his time painting. Dominic heads for Cambridge to find out more about his brother and discovers much more than he ever bargained for - after his brother's death his father had him cloned and the result was Dominic. How can Dominic ever live with this mindblowing discovery? If the truth is ever made public it could put people's lives in danger - including his own. BL Tackles this very current issue of cloning in a way that makes readers realize the human consequences of scientific advances
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Genuinely enthralling
Allen-Gray writes in an easy, readable style, raises stimulating questions, and offers a plot that keeps you guessing throughout.
This excellent novel is several things at once . . . its pace, tension and ever-present danger are worthy of a latter-day John Buchan . . . (the) story makes a terrific book - exciting, heartening, intelligent, and all too topical.
A novel with frightening possibilities for its adolescent readers (who face a future where these issues must be solved), and one that should be required reading for the adults who currently make the decisions. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Allen-Gray writes in an easy, readable style, raises stimulating questions, and offers a plot that keeps you guessing throughout.
This excellent novel is several things at once . . . its pace, tension and ever-present danger are worthy of a latter-day John Buchan . . . (the) story makes a terrific book - exciting, heartening, intelligent, and all too topical.
A novel with frightening possibilities for its adolescent readers (who face a future where these issues must be solved), and one that should be required reading for the adults who currently make the decisions. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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A gripping adventure about a boy who discovers he's the first human clone
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By M. Rose
Format:Paperback
This book was deservedly shortlisted for almost every 'children's' book award in 2005/6 and won the Stockport prize. It's a pacy thriller that also manages to be intelligent and thought-provoking. Set one step into the future, it explores issues to do with cloning and asks the universal question: What, ultimately, makes you, you?
A fabulous read for any teenager.
A fabulous read for any teenager.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Unique is billed as a book for children, but it is one of the new generation of books for children that cross over effortlessly into adult literature.
And it's far ahead of the rest of the pack - Rowling and Pullman included. Alison Allen-Gray has real strengths in both characterisation and plot - and she has taken on a big and important theme here, human cloning. Her treatment of it is fascinating.
Read it, and give it to your friends. You won't be disappointed.
And it's far ahead of the rest of the pack - Rowling and Pullman included. Alison Allen-Gray has real strengths in both characterisation and plot - and she has taken on a big and important theme here, human cloning. Her treatment of it is fascinating.
Read it, and give it to your friends. You won't be disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By AE Hunter
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This book is very well written. A boy finds out that he had a relative that no one has told him about.
He then decides to research this relative and gets far more than he bargained for.
There's some deep psychological debate to be had here, it would be a great study for college, but frankly, I don't want to give away the plot or ending for you.
All I can say is, if you buy this book, you will neither be disappointed nor bored, the main character is likeable, there is depth to the other characters, an interesting twist for some.
It's engaging and page turner but not so "clever" that it will have you struggling to understand what the author was trying to say.
A really, REALLY good book.
He then decides to research this relative and gets far more than he bargained for.
There's some deep psychological debate to be had here, it would be a great study for college, but frankly, I don't want to give away the plot or ending for you.
All I can say is, if you buy this book, you will neither be disappointed nor bored, the main character is likeable, there is depth to the other characters, an interesting twist for some.
It's engaging and page turner but not so "clever" that it will have you struggling to understand what the author was trying to say.
A really, REALLY good book.
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Obviously inspired by Dolly the sheep, but stretches the imagination a bit when applied to a human cloning. Read more
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this was a very good story and very easy read.Thought the end was overstuffed though and left you hanging a bit!!
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Good short read
Read the book within a couple of hours, good story line but I would say i expected a little more depth to the book
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This book has quickly become one of my favourite books, though at the end it became a little too rushed. Read more
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