content: I've read all of Robin Cook's books and this is the only bad one in the lot. I didn't like his choice of characters, whom I thought all were taken straight out of a list of OBVIOUS STEREOTYPES. I hope Mr. Cook realizes his error and comes home with a medical thriller which we all know is his forte.His foray into Sci-Fi was not a success, maybe if this is what Mr. Cook wants to write, he should get some help from accomplished Sci-Fi writers.