content: I cannot remember reading a book as bad as this in a long, long time. I have read all of Robin Cook's books and this one does not fit the typical novel of his. As the "master of the medical thriller" I would have expected more from him. This book was an attempt at branching off into science fiction. He should stay with science fact. Every page was loaded with "he said", "she said" and it quickly became redundant. I hope in the future Robin Cook sticks with the medical thrillers and leaves the science fiction to the real science fiction writers.