Fever [Hardcover]

Robin Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1982

Charles Martel is a brilliant cancer researcher who discovers that his own daughter is the victim of leukemia. The cause: a chemical plant conspiracy that not only promises to kill her, but will destroy him as a doctor and a man if he tries to fight it...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 365 pages
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition (January 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399126376
• ISBN-13: 978-0399126376
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,637,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word 'medical' to the thriller genre, and over twenty years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fantasy to produce a over twenty-seven international bestsellers, including Outbreak (1987), Terminal (1993), Contagion (1996), Chromosome 6 (1997) and Foreign Body (2008).

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Cook's better novels, October 23, 2002

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D. A. Dodd (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fever (Paperback)

"Fever", one of Robin Cook's earliest novels, is also one of his better ones. Some were better ("Mutation"), but it's much better than some of his recent works ("Abduction" and "Vector"). Like many of his novels, the premise varies little from novel to novel.

This tale centers around a twelve year old girl who has developed a form of leukemia. Her father, a doctor/scientist who has studied and searched for a cure for cancer for the past nine years following the death of his wife to leukemia, is suddenly having to deal with his nightmares again. He has since remarried, but soon conflicts arise between the father and his wife, oldest son, and the doctors who prescribe chemotherapy treatment for his daughter.

The father soon discovers the cause of his daughter's leukemia. That source was also the cause of another child's fatal disease. The father subsequently tries to bring the culprits to justice and continue his work while also trying to find his own cure for his daughter. The believability factor is strained a bit here.

Cook does a masterful job of relaying the tension between the father and his family, but his description and reactions of the girl do seem to fit better with a younger child and not one twelve years of age. Like many of his novels, there is corporate greed entwined with government agencies. Even though it's a bit farfetched, Cook makes it work with his skillful writing. Overall, any fan of Cook or medical thrillers in general should enjoy this one.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How far would you go to save your child?, November 27, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Fever (Paperback)

Action packed race against time to find a cure for the 'fever'. A great story of one man trying to beat the system he works for in order to save a loved one. Your frustration grows as the main character meets and must overcome obstacles before it is too late

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, November 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fever (Paperback)

It was very emotional, interesting and wonderfully planned. In short - a great medical thriller! (But too many medical words used.)