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Invasive Procedures

By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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About this listen

 George Galen is a brilliant scientist, a pioneer in gene therapy. But Galen is dangerously insane. He has created a method to alter human DNA, not just to heal diseases, but also to "improve" people - make them stronger, make them able to heal more quickly...and make them compliant to his will.

Frank Hartman is also a brilliant virologist, working for the government's ultra-secret biohazard agency. He has discovered how to neutralize Galen's DNA-changing virus. Now he is the one man who stands in the way of Galen's plan to "improve" the entire human race.

This taut thriller takes the listener a few years into the future and shows the promise and danger of new genetic medicine techniques.

©2007 Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Fantasy Genetic Engineering Genre Fiction Hard Science Fiction Medical Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense

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Critic reviews

"[An] intriguing medical thriller...raises pertinent regulatory questions." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Pace, characterization, and chilling suspense all polished to a high gloss." ( Booklist)
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the best thing I can say about this listen, was it put me to sleep fast.

a hard listen

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I'm always surprised at the range of Orson Scott Card's subject matter, and only ever having read - and absolutely loved - "The Worthing Chronicles", "Ender's Game" and a strange little 'haunted house' story that I can't recall the title of, this straightforward action novel, set against a backdrop of viral threat, man-made genetic mutation and a strange and dangerous religious cult, came as a pleasant surprise. Would like to see Frank again in another book ! And as I am definitely planning on checking out more by the author, I hope I will.

Very enjoyable...

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Aaron Johnston involvement has resulted in a ‘sub par’ novel with an overly simplistic story line and little to no character depth.
Very disappointing.

Having read several Orson Scott Card books, Invasive Procedures was a poor imitation of what I’ve come to expect.

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I know this got some negative reviews but I enjoyed it.. yes a bit long and drawn out but I’ve listened to way worse .. I found it entertaining. An easy listen I would recommend it

It was good

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I think not written by Mr Card. Well performed, and a nice idea, but thin, and a bit of a meme-fest. Shame.

could have been good, but too many plot holes

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