Percentile Human Tissue (Paperback)
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Add to basketSold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
AbeBooks Seller since June 22, 2007
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Part Robot. Part chemistry experiment. Fraction tissue.MeritsOne seems to be alone in fearing that when the tissue is gone, what little empathy and kindness that exists will go too, and the PHTs would evolve into very different beings, with very different goals. They have already burnt their way through four planets and torched every living organism on them in the process. Their search for utopia feels more to Merits like a death march into oblivion.His attempts to manipulate their chemistry and design a more compassionate being, and his ultimate goal, to build the soul, have failed. The PHTs are as self-obsessed as they ever were.He has concluded that they are a virus, and as a biologist, master chemist, super brain, it is up to him to eradicate them before they destroy the universe.Fans of Iain M Banks and Philip K Dick will love this!"Compelling, original and hugely entertaining." - Amazon review"When the threads start connecting and the twists unravel. Outstanding read!" - Amazon review Part robot - Part chemistry experiment - Fraction human tissue.MeritsOne seems to be alone in fearing that when the tissue is gone, what little empathy and kindness that exists will go too, and the PHTs would evolve into different beings, with very different goals. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Part Robot. Part chemistry experiment. Fraction tissue.
MeritsOne seems to be alone in fearing that when the tissue is gone, what little empathy and kindness that exists will go too, and the PHTs would evolve into very different beings, with very different goals. They have already burnt their way through four planets and torched every living organism on them in the process. Their search for utopia feels more to Merits like a death march into oblivion.
His attempts to manipulate their chemistry and design a more compassionate being, and his ultimate goal, to build the soul, have failed. The PHTs are as self-obsessed as they ever were.
He has concluded that they are a virus, and as a biologist, master chemist, super brain, it is up to him to eradicate them before they destroy the universe.
10 stand-alone short stories with recurring characters that go together to tell a bigger tale.
Fans of Iain M Banks and Philip K Dick will love this!
"Compelling, original and hugely entertaining." - Amazon review
"When the stories start connecting and the twists unravel... Outstanding read!" - Amazon review
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