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  • 05/2018
  • 978-0996324922 0996324925
  • 439 pages
  • $18.99
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  • 05/2018
  • B07C74RTJR
  • 439 pages
  • $3.99
Marla Anderson
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NanoMorphosis
A lethal climate. A manmade plague. Hostile aliens. How will mankind survive? Despite the odds, Daniel Walker launches a mission to find a new world, but never expects his biggest challenge to come from an unscrupulous nanotechnologist. At ten years old, Daniel witnessed a horrific attack. With no forewarning or explanation, the alien Garuda destroyed Earth’s outposts and slaughtered everyone on them including Daniel’s parents. Trapped for days in a small storage tube on a distant asteroid, Daniel slowly lost his sanity, and after years of therapy still struggles with flashbacks. As the only human to have seen a Garuda and lived, he’s reluctantly famous but he uses it to fulfill a single-minded ambition. He’s sworn to complete his parents’ dream to find a habitable new world. Cadmon Dhyre was also orphaned at an early age, but his experience was worlds apart. Cadmon grew up in a carrier camp along with millions of others. Carriers are shunned and despised for being afflicted with the disfiguring ‘toad’ virus. Embittered, driven, Cadmon employs his innate genius to become a medical doctor and renowned nanotechnologist. Determined to find a cure, but blocked at every turn, he grows increasingly ruthless. Walker is prepared to face the aliens again, but never anticipates how an unscrupulous nano-technologist will threaten everything and everyone he holds dear. When ambitions collide, the future hangs in the balance.
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Anderson’s debut tackles human nature through a science fiction lens. On an overcrowded 22nd-century Earth, Daniel Walker, childhood survivor of an alien attack, is determined to carry on his murdered parents’ legacy and find a habitable exoplanet. Even as he gains public support, he is undermined by Senator Bromberg, a xenophobic politician with a secret life, and sabotaged by Dr. Cadmon Dhyre, a bioengineer trying to find a cure for a nanogenetic plague. Before Daniel’s ship leaves the solar system, Dhyre’s intelligent nanobots infect the mission, developing into Carrie, a sentient shape-shifter who sparks curiosity and fear among Daniel and his crew. On their return, Dhyre attempts to finish what he started and regain control over Carrie. Anderson ably explores the worst elements of human nature—rape and violence play a large role in the narrative—while still leaving hope for the future. A crowded plot means that each thread does not get the attention that it deserves, but by the end, the various story elements resolve successfully into a coherent whole. (BookLife)
OnlineBookClub.org

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "NanoMorphosis" by Marla L. Anderson.]

Daniel Walker has had one goal since his parents were killed by an alien race called the Garuda on the planet Mars - to find out if Tau Madea IV is really habitable. Unfortunately, it hasn't been easy to fulfill this, his parent's last mission. The world has become terrified that the Garuda will attack again, so space travel has been banned. Will Daniel be able to change minds and finally see his dream come true? 

Meanwhile, a deadly pathogen has infected some of the world's population. Called T-Nanogen, it's a disease that eventually eats away at a person. Carriers have been isolated in camps to prevent the spread. Cadmon Dhyre is a brilliant scientist infected with this very disease. He is allowed out (in a limited capacity) due to his brilliance. However, the company he works for will not allow him to develop a cure. Will he defy them and find one anyway? Or will he allow thousands of people (including himself) to die at the hands of this merciless disease

Categorized as science fiction, Nanomorphosis is a thrilling story involving alien beings, space travel and nanotechnology. The tension in the book builds slowly from beginning to end, like a bicycle racing downhill. By the time you realize you're hooked, it's too late to stop. 

I enjoyed the balance of science and story that this book presented. In some books of this genre, you feel the need for a doctorate before even beginning to understand the technical aspects. There was just enough in this book to help it feel real while not overwhelming the reader. This makes the book accessible to even the most remote of sci-fi lovers. 

The characters in this story are varied, from the truly psychotic to the hero destined to save the world and everyone in between. The author developed the characters well. I hated the ones that I was supposed to despise and liked the ones that I was supposed to enjoy. But, I will warn you, as with any well-written book, there were times that I wanted to fling my e-reader across the room. And, the tension only builds the further you get into the story. 

One further warning, there is some adult content in this book. I believe that it was written tastefully. As someone who is not into erotica nor romance, I don't think it was super-offensive. But, I still wouldn't recommend this book to anyone under 16. 

I can happily report, though, that the book was well-edited. I found only 5 or 6 errors in its entirety. Therefore, I gladly rate Nanomorphosis 4 out of 4 stars. I highly recommend this to fans of suspense-filled science fiction. Just don't start thinking you're going to read this in short bursts. As the saying goes, "Once you pop, you can't stop."

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 05/2018
  • 978-0996324922 0996324925
  • 439 pages
  • $18.99
Ebook Details
  • 05/2018
  • B07C74RTJR
  • 439 pages
  • $3.99
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