Sharkman

Steve Alten

Oct 2014 · Rowman & Littlefield

About this ebook

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, the impact killing his mother while severing his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the waist down.

After the accident his father, Admiral Douglas Wilson, sends him away to live with his maternal grandmother in South Florida. Kwan’s new principal, anticipating his depression and isolation, tells him about an internship working at a genetics lab in Miami that’s 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. 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. When a promising breakthrough is made, Kwan risks his life and injects himself with the experimental stem cells—altering his destiny and the lives of millions in the process.

Ratings and reviews

Don't let the title deceive you its not quite what you expect. Kwan Wilson is probably my all time favorite character. Don't want to give any spoilers so just read it.

When I read the book's description, I must admit it sounded too unbelievable. However, once I started reading, I could not put it down. Loved it from the first to the last page. The storyline flowed easily and before I knew it, I was hooked.

Fast paced, good fun if you suspend disbelief. ..another nice one by Alten. ..sequel would be great.

About the author

Steve Alten, a native of Philadelphia, is a New York Times and international bestselling author of the MEG series, the Domain series, Goliath, The Loch, The Shell Game, and The Omega Project. Steve is also founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a free nationwide teen reading program used in thousands of secondary school classrooms across the country to entice reluctant readers to read. For more information, go to www.AdoptAnAuthor.com and www.SteveAlten.com.