Sharkman, Steve Alten
Sharkman, Steve Alten
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Sharkman

Author: Steve Alten

Narrator: Andrew Eiden

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2016

Synopsis

Kwan Wilson was a high school basketball star living in San Diego when a tragic accident changed his life in ways no one could predict. He only looked at his phone for a few seconds, but that was all the time it took to crash his car into a telephone pole, killing his mother and paralyzing him from the waist down. After the accident his father, Admiral Douglas Wilson, sent him off to live with his maternal grandmother in South Florida. Kwan’s new principal, anticipating his depression and isolation, tells him about an internship at a genetics lab in Miami that is testing shark stem cells on rats in an effort to cure cancer and repair spinal injuries. Kwan declines until he learns the beautiful Anya Patel is an intern at the lab. When Kwan takes the internship, he learns that the good news is that the stem cells are curing their rat subjects; the bad news is it alters their DNA so much it kills them. But after a promising breakthrough is made, Kwan risks his life and injects himself with the experimental stem cells, forever altering his destiny and the lives of millions in the process.

About Steve Alten

L. A. Knight is the comedic pseudonym for thriller writer Steve Alten, the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, including the MEG series, The Omega Project, and the bestselling Domain books. He is also founder and director of Adopt-an-Author, a free nationwide reading program for teens.

About Andrew Eiden

Coming from a long line of theater folk, Andrew Eiden has been acting since the age of four, working at regional theaters from the Glendale Center Theatre to the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of eleven Andrew was scouted by his first agent after winning first place in a local drama festival and has since starred in dozens of national commercials and guest spotted on television shows for FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, and Nickelodeon. He has been a series regular on three different shows: Discovery Channel's Outward Bound, Disney Channel's Movie Surfers, and ABC's Complete Savages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosemary on November 01, 2020

This was a book of several parts, and I changed my rating of it many times while I was reading it: as far up as 4 stars, down to 1, then eventually settling on 3. It was also not at all what I expected. I love stories about teenagers who suddenly develop superhuman powers. I love cheesy B-movies, an......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 11, 2016

Shark Man- Steve Alten Series: no Pages:268 Genre: Science Fiction: futuristic technology Rate: 4.5 stars Shark Man is a must read for ages 12-20 because the of the violence and maturity of the plot and characters. The book book is action packed and hard to put down. 16 year old Kwan Wilsons life cha......more

Goodreads review by Victor on August 13, 2018

I finally found it - the male equivalent of Twilight. A poor, poor teenage boy becomes a massive muscle bound beauty with super powers that confronts a massive government conspriarcy. Complete with 10 minute speech about how 9/11 was an inside job! Could be worse and the final speech isn't half bad.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on December 12, 2014

I have read several books by this author and enjoyed them, this was not one of those. I actually was glad that this was a short read at just over 200 some pages and I am very happy that I am done with it. The story seemed rushed and amateurish on a grand scale.The author also goes into great detail......more

Goodreads review by Travis on January 15, 2019

Steve Allen is one of my favorite authors so there’s no surprise that I enjoyed this book. I loved the idea of this story and the characters made you feel many emotions. It was action packed and funny at times and extremely interesting. I always get a little lost with his political and military writ......more

Quotes

“Kwan is a likable protagonist—his insecurities, wants, and emotions (expressed in first-person narration) are typical of most teens.” School Library Journal

“Alten mixes genetics jargon with crackling action sequences for an entertaining…mixture of science and fantasy.” Horn Book

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