Toys of Glass Pb [Paperback]

Martin Booth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 1996

A thriller centred on the uncharted territory where contemporary science confronts a dark and unsettling future.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (February 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671851993
• ISBN-13: 978-0671851996
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,268,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars What may happen when science becomes science fiction, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Toys of Glass (Hardcover)

For a person who doesn't particularly like sci-fi, I found Booth's book immensely readable. Like Michael Crichton, he touches on what happens when DNA is reconstituted. In this case, perfectly-preserved Ice Age DNA is injected into the egg of a present-day mother (the lead character being the UK's leading in vitro specialist). She gives birth to a child with mysterious and, unbeknownst to all except the doc, supernatural abilities. Surprisingly, it's not at all gumptious. Being a scientist and engineer myself, I consider much of it feasible, if not possible.

The plot is excellent and well-paced. There is one flaw to do with the way the doctor stores his computer files which I found particularly painful (insert Homer Simpson's D'Oh a thousand times) and not quite realistic enough.

Barring this, the novel was excellent and will leave questions in your mind.