Sims by F. Paul Wilson 2003, Hardcover, Signed 1st Edition

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Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
Signed By
F. Paul Wilson
Signed
Yes
Book Series
SIMS
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Original Language
English
Edition
Revised Edition
ISBN
9780765305510
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
0765305518
ISBN-13
9780765305510
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2232288

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sims
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Thrillers / General
Publication Year
2003
Features
Revised
Genre
Fiction
Author
F. Paul Wilson
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-035248
Reviews
"F. Paul Wilson is among the finest storytellers of our time."-Rocky Mountain News "What comes through most clearly . . . is the author's unself-conscious enthusiasm for the craft of storytelling. . . . He's a solid, dependable talent."-San Francisco Chronicle, "F. Paul Wilson is among the finest storytellers of our time."- Rocky Mountain News "What comes through most clearly . . . is the author's unself-conscious enthusiasm for the craft of storytelling. . . . He's a solid, dependable talent." -San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
From the near future, as the science of genetics fulfils its potential, comes the story of a world where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated; where tedious manual labour is being transferred to sims, genetically engineered chimps who occupy a grey zone between simian and human., F. Paul Wilson, a practicing physician as well as the bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series, turns his attention to the day after tomorrow and shows us how genetic engineering might change the world. Just a few hundred genes separate humans from chimpanzees. Imagine someone altering the chimp genome, splicing in human genes to increase the size of the cranium, reduce the amount of body hair, enable speech. What sort of creature would result? Sims takes place in the very near future, when the science of genetics is fulfilling its vaunted potential. It's a world where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated. A world where dangerous or boring manual labor is gradually being transferred to "sims," genetically altered chimps who occupy a gray zone between simian and human. The chief innovator in this world is SimGen, which owns the patent on the sim genome and has begun leasing the creatures worldwide. But SimGen is not quite what it seems. It has secrets . . . secrets beyond patents and proprietary processes . . . secrets it will go to any lengths to protect. Sims explores this brave new world as it is turned upside down and torn apart when lawyer Patrick Sullivan decides to try to unionize the sims. Right now, as you read these words, some company somewhere in the world is toying with the chimp genome. That is not fiction, it is fact. Sims is a science thriller that will come true. One way or another.
LC Classification Number
PS3573.I45695S57

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