The Moreau Factor [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack L. Chalker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

THE EVOLUTION OF TERROR

A hard-living reporter long past his Pulitzer Prize-winning prime, Chuck Vallone is about to meet a renowned geneticist who needs to clear his conscience. But when Vallone arrives at their rendezvous, he finds the D.C. hotel swarming with government agents. The scientist's room is now a grisly slaughterhouse splattered with blood--but no sign of a body.

Vallone knows he has the story of the century, especially when he receives a mysterious package filled with a computer disk and strange samples of DNA. Now he's determined to uncover the truth. But it's no brave new world Vallone will be exploring; rather, a deadly depraved one ruled by preeminent scientists. And this powerful cadre intends to make Vallone both eyewitness and executor of their final ferocious plan . . .

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THE EVOLUTION OF TERROR

A hard-living reporter long past his Pulitzer Prize-winning prime, Chuck Vallone is about to meet a renowned geneticist who needs to clear his conscience. But when Vallone arrives at their rendezvous, he finds the D.C. hotel swarming with government agents. The scientist's room is now a grisly slaughterhouse splattered with blood--but no sign of a body.

Vallone knows he has the story of the century, especially when he receives a mysterious package filled with a computer disk and strange samples of DNA. Now he's determined to uncover the truth. But it's no brave new world Vallone will be exploring; rather, a deadly depraved one ruled by preeminent scientists. And this powerful cadre intends to make Vallone both eyewitness and executor of their final ferocious plan . . .

About the Author

Jack L. Chalker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 17, 1944. While still in high school, he began writing for the amateur science-fiction press, and in 1960 he launched the Hugo-nominated amateur magazine Mirage. A year later he founded Mirage Press, which grew into a major specialty publisher of nonfiction and reference books on science fiction and fantasy.

His first novel, A Jungle of Stars, was published in 1976, and he became a full-time novelist two years later with the major popular success of Midnight at the Well of Souls. Chalker is an active conservationist and enjoys traveling, consumer electronics, and computers. He is also a noted speaker on science fiction and fantasy at numerous colleges and universities. He is a passionate lover of steamboats, in particular ferryboats, and has ridden more than three hundred ferries in the United States and elsewhere.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; First Edition edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345402960
• ISBN-13: 978-0345402967
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,162,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one should make you think!, March 22, 2000

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Dr. Jonathan Paladino - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Moreau Factor (Mass Market Paperback)

The Moreau factor is a beautifully written book with solid scientific footing. It contains most of the typical Chalkeresque elements his fans will crave, but it also cracks the door on what will in the future surely prove to be the most wondrous and horrifying power the world has yet seen: genetic science. Although very fanciful, the issues Chalker presents are real, and the strides current science is making and the ethical questions they raise are addressed in the book. The book proceeds at a comfortable pace and contains a pleasant balance of mystery and action. Unfortunately, the ending is a trifle abrupt for my tastes, but nonetheless the book is worth reading if for no other reason than to consider the future ramifications of genetic science.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FARCICAL CHUCKLES, March 15, 2002

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Worldreels (MANKATO, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Moreau Factor (Mass Market Paperback)

What starts out like a comic strip Moreauville slowly draws the reader into a whirlpool dystopia--science gone mad. What happens when man develops intellectual, symbiotic relationships with genetically smart supercomputers? Chalker paints a computer, Ariel, who can design stem cells to either transform men into unique chimera animals or give them the forever sought after fountain of youth. The book leads the reader through some heavy plodding as the protagonists are pitted against some beasts from hades. The hoped for ending will not disappoint, however, if ever there was ever a contrived, spit in your eye, happy ending this is it.

PS: Congrats to Chalker for breaking sexual taboos in sci-fi by including the exploits of a bragging Italian Stallion and a Big Breasted Babe. Hopefully his crystal ball is smogged regarding the future thrills a church wedding can provide.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Moreau Factor, March 25, 2000

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James F. Sharkey (LEEDS UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Moreau Factor (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been a J.L.C. reader for a very long time I have read everything that I could find from Jack Chalker.I was really disappointed in this book to put it simply it was boring I read the entire book and I kept expecting it to get better but it never did sorry jack this one is a flop.