- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Dragon Moon Press; 1 edition (Nov 5 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 189694468X
- ISBN-13: 978-1896944685
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #516,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A stunning example of good storytelling with an excellent setting and cast of characters."- Eric Joel Bresin, Tangent Online (re: Angel's Promises).
"Munteanu asserts her mastery of the sensual SF romantic thriller. An unforgettable read that's immensely alluring, surprising, and heart-throbbing."- Christine Francine Whitcher, Yet Another Book Review Site (re: Collision with Paradise).
"From the start, I was spellbound by Nina Munteanu's perceptive yet unobtrusive writing and the intriguing, breathtaking storyline. The book's gripping atmosphere always felt compellingly real."- Ha Nguyen, All About Romance (re: Collision with Paradise).
"Munteanu presents a very intelligent story, with fantastic world-building...an intriguing tale."- Leigh Rowling, Romantic Times (re: Collision with Paradise).
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A devastating disease. A world on the brink of violent change. And one woman who can save it - or destroy it all. Darwin's Paradox is set in Canada's near future Ontario and Quebec. Julie Crane must confront the will of the ambitious virus lurking inside her to fulfill her final destiny as Darwin's Paradox, the key to the evolution of an entire civilization. Darwin's Paradox is a novel about a woman's fierce love and her courageous journey toward forgiveness, trust, and letting go to the tide of her heart.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nina gives more than a story.,
This review is from: Darwin's Paradox (Paperback)
Imagine a mysterious virus that devastates half a population, while giving certain individuals enhanced mental abilities, allowing them to "psychically" link to a server containing an artificial intelligence that seems to be developing autonomy. What if that virus turned out to be deliberately engineered? What would be the motivations of the designer? What if the virus turned out to be more than it seemed, and had ideas of its own?In "Darwin's Paradox", Nina Munteanu (author of "Collision with Paradise", and "The Cypol") serves up a dually plotted story that's part novel, part philosophical treatise on the nature of mankind and its inexorable evolution, driven by both natural and man-made pressures. Julie Crane, the central character, is a woman with a complicated and violent past, who must deal with the life she left behind to protect the peaceful existence she enjoys with her family now. As the novel opens, the back story and contemporary plot line are unfolded concurrently, until they eventually collide, and Julie is faced with the struggle of her life against unknown political forces in Icaria-5, her previous home, from which she had to flee as an unfairly labeled murderer and deliberate spreader of Darwin's Disease. She's never sure of who her allies or enemies are as she struggles to free herself from old accusations . . . and neither is her innocent, 12 year old daughter, who naively stumbles into her mother's past. Looking for a thinking person's novel? Give "Darwin's Paradox" a try.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lively action with a people plot,
By Lynda Williams "okalrelsrv" (Prince George, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Darwin's Paradox (Paperback)
Darwin's Paradox is rich with real science and people who care about each other, whether in a good way or a bad one. Lovers of techno-thrillers will enjoy the blend of super AIs and biological AIs bent on meddling with mankind. At the same time, Darwin's Paradox injects hope into a post holocaust type of setting threatened with a typically SF scenario of doom. Munteanu writes with energy and a lively sense of joy in her work. Her main character, Julie, possesses the superpowers of an info-age homo superior: she can communicate pseudo-telepathically with others like herself and with AIs. In addition to her mental gifts she is also physically superior. What's unusual about her as a homo superior heroine is her role as the unwitting vector of the plague that decimated her people. While Julie contends with the twists and turns of the plot, she is simultaneously threatened by the risk of losing her husband and daughter, both literally and emotionally. The challenges she navigates are personal, throughout, in parallel with the fast-paced action.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Fiction Writer,
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This review is from: Darwin's Paradox (Paperback)
Ms. Munteanu is an outstanding fiction writer, who captures the reader's attention from the outset. Gripping, heart racing action eco-thriller leaves you absolutely breathless, as you move in tandem with the female protagonist. You are immediately propelled into a brave new world, transporting all your senses and imagination into the realm. This book stands by itself as a true representation of science fiction in all its glory.I am now reading the prequel Angel of Chaos, and enjoying it immensely. Thank you, Ms. Munteanu I can't wait for your other works to grace my book shelf!!
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