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The Divide
The Divide
Author: Robert Charles Wilson
From Publishers Weekly — Wilson perceptively imagines a biological monstrosity: John Shaw, an ordinary human with a souped-up intellect courtesy of hush-hush CIA experiments with intrauterine hormone injections. As John's hypertrophic cortical tissue succumbs to its faulty genetic structure and begins to die, his personality yields to an alter eg...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385266550
ISBN-10: 0385266553
Publication Date: 12/1/1989
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Paperback
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Wilson is a modern SF master and this book explores a classic theme in a new manner. This story revisits the theme of a super-intelligent human (as explored in the classic work, Charlie) with a fresh perspective in a beautifully crafted work. My only criticism is that it seemed to go by too quickly! Highly recommended.


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