05048cam a2200445 4500 233431820 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780345526632 0345526635 B005723LES Amazon fa61f903-80f3-43da-8c8d-bb14a565825d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 209156 640161 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Kosmatka, Ted. The Games [Libby eBook]. Random House Publishing Group, 2012. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2762kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><b><i>Jurassic Park</i> meets <i>The Hunger Games</i> in this stunning new high-energy, high-concept tale from first-time novelist Ted Kosmatka, a Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist.</b><br /> <br /> Brilliant geneticist Silas Williams oversees U.S. selections for the Olympic Gladiator competition, an internationally sanctioned bloodsport with only one rule: No entrants may possess human DNA. Desperate to maintain America's edge in the upcoming Games, Silas's superior engages an experimental supercomputer to design the ultimate, unbeatable combatant. The result is a highly specialized killing machine, its genome never before seen on earth. But even a genius like Silas cannot anticipate the consequences of allowing a computer's cold logic to play God. Growing swiftly, the mutant gladiator demonstrates preternatural strength, speed, and--most chillingly--intelligence. And before hell breaks loose, Silas and beautiful xenobiologist Vidonia João must race to understand what unbound science has wrought--even as their professional curiosity gives way to a most unexpected emotion: sheer terror.<br /> <br /> <b>"Blends the best of Crichton and Koontz."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)</b><br /> <br /> <b>"Outstanding . . . very like something Michael Crichton might have written . . . [a] bold mix of horror and SF . . . Expect big things from [Ted] Kosmatka."--<i>Booklist</i> (starred review)</b><br /> <br /> <b>"Kosmatka successfully captures the thrill of groundbreaking technology. . . . The pleasure of his polished, action-packed storytelling is deepened by strong character development. This near-future SF thriller . . . seems destined for the big screen."--<i>Library Journal</i> (starred review)</b></p>. "Kosmatka successfully captures the thrill of groundbreaking technology characteristic of Michael Crichton's technothrillers. . .The pleasure of his polished, action-packed storytelling is deepened by strong character development. This near-future sf thriller will capture the imagination of 'unstoppable monster' lovers and fans of disaster fiction alike and seems destined for the big screen.". Library Journal [Starred Review]. HTML:"Modern SF started with something like E. E. Smith's <i>The Skylark of Space</i> and progressed to Jack Williamson's <i>The Legion of Space</i>, then to Heinlein's classics, and on through the work of Larry Niven, John Varley, Greg Egan, Charles Stross, Cory Doctorow--and now, writers like Ted Kosmatka.". Jonathan Strahan. "I stayed up very late just to finish this, and The Games certainly lives up to its buzz...The Games is a sci-fi/thriller with unexpected depth and humanity, and a few twists that I didn't see coming. Very highly recommended!". My Bookish Ways. "Exacting science and meticulous attention to detail provide the backbone for this thriller, which blends the best of Crichton and Koontz.". Publishers Weekly [Starred review]. "Very like something Michael Crichton might have written...An outstanding debut novel; expect big things from Kosmatka.". Booklist [Starred Review]. Science Fiction. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=fa61f903-80f3-43da-8c8d-bb14a565825d http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FA6/1F9/03/Games9780345526632.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FA61F903-80F3-43DA-8C8D-BB14A565825D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FA6/1F9/03/Games9780345526632.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FA61F903-80F3-43DA-8C8D-BB14A565825D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FA6/1F9/03/Games9780345526632.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FA61F903-80F3-43DA-8C8D-BB14A565825D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)