Ancestor A Novel
Ancestor A Novel by Scott Sigler, published by Crown Publishers in 2010, spans 425 pages and is presented in English. This narrative explores the consequences of genetic experimentation gone awry, focusing on PJ Colding and his team of geneticists who, in their quest to create a source of transplant organs, inadvertently unleash a terrifying creation. Set on a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, the story delves into the ethical dilemmas and dangers associated with their groundbreaking but illegal research.
Readers will encounter a gripping tale where the line between scientific advancement and moral responsibility blurs. As Colding and his team face the repercussions of their actions, they must navigate threats from both the monstrous creatures they have engineered and the corporate interests determined to control the technology. This novel intertwines elements of horror, science fiction, and thriller genres, providing a cautionary perspective on the potential pitfalls of unchecked ambition in the realm of science.
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“The ancestors are out there…you have to believe me.”
From acclaimed author Scott Sigler–New York Times bestselling creator of Infected and Contagious–comes a tale of genetic experimentation’s worst nightmare come true.
Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a heart, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a nominal fee … and imagine what a company would do to get a monopoly on that technology.
On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering the genomes of thousands of mammals, Colding’s team has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankind’s common ancestor. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection.
There’s just one problem: these ancestors are not the docile herd animals that Colding’s team envisioned. Instead, Colding’s work has given birth to something big, something evil.
With these killer creatures on the prowl, Colding and the woman he loves must fight to survive — even as government agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed company backing this research proves to have its own cold-blooded agenda.
As the creators become the prey in the ultimate battle for survival, Scott Sigler takes readers on the ultimate thrill-ride–and offers a chilling cautionary account of what can happen when hubris, greed, and madness drive scientific experimentation past the brink of reason.
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