Invasive Procedures (edition 2007)

by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML: 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 medicin… (more)

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Member:	AnthonyAnggo
Title:	Invasive Procedures
Authors:	Orson Scott Card
Other authors:	Aaron Johnston
Info:	Tor Books (2007), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 352 pages
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lyrrael | Aug 3, 2023 |

I adore Orson Scott Card. I think that he's one of the most imaginative authors of our time. Invasive Procedures, a joint effort by him and Aaron Johnston was exciting. I don't usually like thrillers, which this definitely was, but I enjoyed it. In this story a geneticist goes a bit bonkers and creates a religion of sorts with him, of course, as the fearless leader. He has the ability to change a person's DNA to make them stronger, healthier, and cure genetic diseases by injecting them with a virus designed just for them. Exciting and scary! A good summer read. (

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panamamama | Aug 2, 2022 |

I thought this picked up speed nicely as I read, the story pulling me along. I also liked that the ending wasn't tied up in a perfect bow. (

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SMBrick | Feb 25, 2018 |

a renegade geneticist is nearing completion of his plan to 'uplift' humanity, with himself in control. A Biohazard Agency agent stops it all from going down. I suspect that Card's name was on this more for sell'ability than anything else. A nice light read. (

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BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |

This was interesting and I don't regret reading it... but I do regret that they sold it as an OSC book when it really isn't. The writing style really shows it.

This only bothers me because I am so hesitant to spend money in a way that it gets back to him so I have been borrowing his books from the library hoping that it diffuses the money spent on the book between a lot of people and allows me to carry less culpability in furthering his political and moral crusades. But damn, I really do enjoy his tales. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Card, Orson Scott	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Johnston, Aaron	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Corbis	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rudnicki, Stefan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:

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 medicin

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