WIRED

Name: WIRED
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Douglas E. Richards
ISBN: 9781452676982

Author: Douglas E. Richards

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/19/2012

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

The breathtaking New York Times and USA Today bestseller!

Kira Miller is a brilliant genetic engineer who discovers how to temporarily achieve savant-like capabilities in all areas of thought and creativity. But what if this transcendent level of intelligence brings with it a ruthless megalomania?

David Desh left the special forces after his team was brutally butchered in Iran. Now he has been reactivated for one last mission: find Kira Miller, the enigmatic genius behind a bioterror plot that threatens millions. But when Desh learns that the bioterror plot is just the tip of the iceberg, he is thrust into a byzantine maze of deception and intrigue, and he becomes a key player in a deadly game he can't begin to understand. A game that is certain to have a dramatic impact on the future course of human history.

About Douglas E. Richards

Douglas E. Richards has written numerous feature articles for the award-winning magazine National Geographic KIDS as well as for American Fencing magazine. He is the author of the Prometheus Project series, the first title of which-Trapped-is listed as recommended literature by the California Department of Education and has been used as a read-aloud in classrooms across the country. Douglas has a master's degree in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on May 16, 2019

4,680 amazon reviews. 14,000 Goodreads reviews. I loved this book. A young brilliant feamle scientist and an ex-Green Beret are trying to save the world. I can’t tell you the things that I want to, because it would be a spoiler and take some surprises away. If you like thinking big, and exploring big......more

Goodreads review by Heather on October 13, 2011

4 for concept, 2 for writing. The writing seemed very immature and unsophisticated. Might have to do with the fact that the author until now has been known more for kidlit. (I should add, pretty decent kidlit: The Prometheus Project: Trapped etc.) Or it could have to do with the fact that this was a 9......more

Goodreads review by Harry on April 05, 2017

David Desh is a retired special ops officer. He is called back into active service to prevent an apocalyptic end of life as we know it. This is action-adventure, where we have a clear delineation of good guys and bad guys. But this is not your usual evil bad guy, this one has a bio-engineered enhanc......more

Goodreads review by Bry on April 03, 2012

Can you imagine a world where people 80 is the new 40 and people live to be 150 years old? Can you predict the strain on the resources, the crowding, the mass disease that would run rampant in a world over run but it's own population, the power vacume that would take place this ability to prolong li......more

Goodreads review by Quentin on October 23, 2011

A fascinating story and a look at what mankind's capabilities might be if we could fully utilize our brain power. Richards does an excellent job of developing his characters and balancing action with a little down time so that the story can be developed. There are plenty of twists and turns in the b......more