Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781896944739
ISBN number: 1896944736
Label: Dragon Moon Press
Manufacturer: Dragon Moon Press
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: April 01, 2007
Publishing house: Dragon Moon Press
Release Date: April 01, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 324079
Studio: Dragon Moon Press
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Ancestor is the world's most-popular 'podcast novel.' A serialized audiobook delivered in 20 weekly episodes, Ancestor's very first run played to an audience of more than 30,000 die-hard fans in 31 countries. All told, fans have downloaded more than 700,000 episodes of Ancestor. En route to a rousing final episode, Ancestor was the #1 literary podcast on iTunes and every other podcast index, including Morpheus, FeedBurner, Podiobooks.com and Podcast Alley. The book's popularity caught the attention of the broadcast world, and was the very first audiobook broadcast on Sirius Satellite to the company's 4.3 million subscribers. ANCESTOR On a remote island in Lake Superior, scientists struggle to solve the problem of xenotransplantation -- using animal tissue to replace failing human organs. Funded by the biotech firm Genada, Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf seeks to recreate the ancestor of all mammals. By getting back to the root of our creation, Rhumkorrf hopes to create an animal with human internal organs. Rhumkorrf discovers the ancestor, but it is not the small, harmless creature he envisions. His genius gives birth to a fast-growing evil that nature eradicated 250 million years ago -- an evil now on the loose, and very, very hungry.
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Always eager for a new sci-fi/genetic fantasy tale, I searched all over for a less expensive version of this novel & finally found it in podcast form. It was well worth the effort.
Sigler's very first novel surrounds a group of people trying to crack the genetic code & create the ancestor of all humanity, the people who want to stop them, and those who are caught in the middle of it all! As is always the case in such tales, the creation quickly becomes something that no one is able to control or predict & it's up to a few to stop these creatures from escaping & destroying life as we know it.
I completely enjoyed this book. Not only were the characters intriguing, but the science was both stunning & approachable. Sigler seemed to go out of his way to try to explain the details of what was going on without turning into a textbook, which he succeeded with. That's not to say that there weren't a few rough patches, but those were rather few & far between. The one thing the book suffered from mostly was redundancy in some character descriptions, such as in the characters Jian & Magnus (how often do we need their size & weight described?). Overall though, this is an exemplary very first novel for any beginning author!
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Sydney Chapman, CIA agent, arrives at the Novozyme facility at the end of the meltdown. Novozyme, attempting to create an animal lifeform with human-type organs for transplantation, had broken down from a deadly virus that has jumped species and is fatal to humans. CIA director Longworth orders Chapman to wipe out all traces of the facility, and go after the three remaining facilities working on similar projects; Monsanto, Genetron, and Genada. Longworth insists on eradicating Genada first.
At Genada, three brilliant scientists believe they have discovered the key to xenotransplantation. Dr. Lin Jiandan (known as Jian) is an overweight, fifty-something Chinese woman who's genius has created the computer that can manipulate the genomes. Jian also suffers from horrible nightmares, night terrors she cannot escape from. Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf and Dr. Claudette Overgard are Jian's partners. Genada is owned and ran by brothers Dante and Magnus Paglione, Dante being the brains and Magnus the muscle. PJ Colding, Chapman's former partner, now considered a traitor, runs the Genada facility on Baffin Island in Canada. When Chapman's imbedded agent makes his move, the entire facility, along with the cows already implanted with embryos, evacuate on a massive C-5 aircraft piloted by Sara Purinam, heading for the island of Black Mantiou in Lake Superior. The C-5 is a fully equipped lab, and the island an isolated and heavily armed fortress. Keeping the island prepared is colorful caretaker Clayton Detweiler and his son Chris.
Time is running out for Genada. With the competition closing in and the CIA on their heels, Genada's future rests on the scientists and the embryos maturing in the cows. But Jian breaks down, with dire warnings that things are not what they think they are, and something is horribly wrong with the experiment.
Sigler has an extraordinary talent for attention to detail in his novels. While breathtakingly exciting in plot, he never misses the mark with his amazing ability to create fully fleshed characters. A character-driven story with a fast plot is always a not-to-be-missed reading opportunity. Sigler began his writing career using podcasts, gaining so much popularity that his novels were put into print. Sigler is now one of my favorite authors, and I can't recommend his works strongly enough. Don't miss his other works; Earthcore and Infected, and coming soon, Contagious. 'Ancestor' has the bonus of a short story added on, called 'Iowa Typhoon', an interesting but brief tale. If I could give this book ten stars I would. Though out of print, its definitely worth the used book price. Enjoy!
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I picked up Infected several weeks back and loved it so I really wanted to pick up Ancestor as well, but was shocked at the price. After a little research, like 2 minutes, I found out it was a limited print and the only way to get it is eBay or other auction sites. Any way I found the whole book available as a free pdf download (see link below) and I'm sure glad I did.
Ancestor is an excellent read if you like the sci-fi thriller / horror genre and I thought a maybe better book than Infected. The action is fast paced and the contrary to what some are saying the dialog is well written, but does fly in the face of the FCC and is pretty accurate as to how soldiers / cops speak. There's also some sexual content that may offend the Bible carrying crowd, but again nothing out of the ordinary for most of us.
As with all thrillers some of the scenes are far fetched the ending is well out there, but if you want something totally believable head over to the non-fiction works. If you liked Infected, Amazonia, Black Order, Deep Fathom, or Tyrannosaur Canyon you'll love this book. You just have to be willing to read if from your computer (which I hate) or pay the $85 price tag for a used copy.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/01/scott-siglers-ancest.html
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Another great science fiction adventure novel with great characters from Sigler. I didn't like it quite as much as Earthcore, but it was still a lot of fun to listen to. Sigler does some great voices, which really adds to the fun and humor. Highly recommended.
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The book is cover to cover action, spiced with science, and broiled to perfection with the flames of suspense and horror. Overall, Ancestor is a heaping helping of gory goodness that should sate the homicidal hunger of sci-fi fans as well as the mainstream horror fan.
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