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Author: Peter James
ISBN: 9781409181774

Author: Peter James

Narrator: Matt Reeves

Unabridged: 20 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 12/27/2018

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Crime, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural, Psychological

Synopsis

How far would you go to live forever?

Brilliant scientist Joe Messenger believes that people can be made to live for ever. Knowing the human body can be frozen indefinitely, Joe devises a way of downloading the human brain into a supercomputer called ARCHIVE.
But Joe's wife, Karen, is worried by his preoccupation with ARCHIVE, which seems to be developing signs of a distinct and sinister personality of its own.
Then, just as Joe is on the brink of a scientific breakthrough, a series of macabre accidents befall him and his family - and Joe finds himself facing the terrifying consequences of his own obsessions.
'Easily James's best book to date; a thought-provoking menacer that's completely technological and genuinely frightening about the power of future communications.' Time Out

'Compulsive ... I cannot remember when I last read a novel I enjoyed so much.' Sunday Telegraph

Read more from the multi-million copy bestselling author of the Roy Grace novels:
Possession
Dreamer
Sweet Heart
Twilight
Prophecy
Host
Alchemist
Denial
The Truth
Faith
* Each Peter James novel can be read as a standalone*

(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

About Peter James

Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 13 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 19 million copies to date, and has been translated into 37 languages.Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award and Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle-Gemma💜

Downloading the content of your brain and cryogenically freezing your body 😮 sorry what??? As always with Peter James this book was just on the right side of creepy, disturbing and thrilling which meant that even if the more ‘taboo’ sections I kept saying to myself just one more chapter and then you......more

Goodreads review by Bruce

Although now best known for his Roy Grace detective series, this earlier work by Peter James (first published 1993, re-issued 2018) easily falls into the realm of science-fiction. This is very much science fiction of the “man as god” variety; a sort of Frankenstein with a touch of Demon Seed as narr......more

Goodreads review by Tracy

Another gripping and chilling book by Peter James. Chilling because of the storyline of how in 1993 we viewed technology and now 20 plus years later, having read the book on my kindle and now typing my review on my ipad, we depend so much more on technology than we should! This book was in my though......more

Goodreads review by Kelley

I read this book 17 years ago and I picked it up purely because I had nothing else to read. At that time my reading material was Danielle Steel and other romance books. So, just a few pages to help me drift off.... 3am I was still awake, totally enthralled. Best book I have read to this day. Now I w......more

Goodreads review by Anna

Oi. I loved the first half, couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Then our 'hero' turned out to be a complete wanker and I lost all interest in what happened to him. Actually, I wanted him to suffer. I did like the ending, though, so I bumped up the rating from 2 to 3*.......more