(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 9)

Bova‘s cautionary medical thriller, the uncut version of his 1996 novel Brothers, explores the political, social and religious ramifications of what could be humankind’s greatest medical breakthrough—organ regeneration. When biotech lab director Arthur Marshak discovers a way to grow replacement organs and limbs within a patient’s own body, the uproar from religious extremists, conservative politicians and sensationalized media coverage threatens to derail the project. When Marshak decides to let a “science court” in Washington, D.C., rule on the validity of human organ regeneration, the subsequent travesty of a tribunal not only imperils his career but also his tempestuous relationship with his estranged brother, who happens to be married to Arthur’s ex-fiancée. Even an implausible love triangle and a cast of two-dimensional characters can’t dim the forcefulness of Bova’s message: the singular significance of science in modern-day society. (Apr.)

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