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by Tess Gerritsen (Author) "He was gliding on the edge of the abyss ..." (more)
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Tess Gerritsen used to be a doctor, so it comes as no great surprise that the medical aspects of her latest thriller are absolutely convincing--even if most of the action happens in a place where few doctors have ever practiced--outer space.

Dr. Emma Watson and five other hand-picked astronauts are about to take part in the trip of a lifetime--studying living creatures in space. But an alien life form, found in the deepest crevices of the ocean floor, is accidentally brought aboard the shuttle Atlantis. This mutated alien life form makes the creatures in Aliens look like backyard pets.

Soon the crew are suffering severe stomach pains, violent convulsions, and eyes so bloodshot that a gallon of Murine wouldn't help. Gerritsen brilliantly describes the difficulties of treating sick people inside a space module, and how the lack of gravity affects the process of taking blood and inserting a nasal tube. Dr. Watson does her best, but her colleagues die off one by one and the people at NASA don't want to risk bringing the platform back to earth. Only Emma's husband, a doctor/astronaut himself, refuses to give up on her. As we read along, eyes popping out of our heads, all that's missing is one of those bland NASA voices saying, "Houston, we have a problem--we're being attacked by tiny little creatures that are part human, part frog, and part mouse."

Other examples of Gerritsen's controlled medical horrors: Bloodstream, Harvest, and Life Support. --Dick Adler --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Gerritsen (Bloodstream) meshes medical suspenseAher specialtyAand the world of space travel in another nail-biting tale of genetic misadventure. Much of this scary thriller is set aboard the International Space Station, where a team of six astronauts suddenly find themselves threatened by a virulent biohazard. Victims first register a headache, followed by stomach pains; then their eyes turn blood red. Finally, they convulse so violently they literally bash themselves apart. Most frightening is what spills out of their bodies: green, egg-filled globules. As astronaut Emma Watson, the station's onboard doctor, struggles to fight the outbreak, her colleagues are dying one by one. A Japanese astronaut, the first to get sick, is sent down to earth via the space shuttle, but he's dead on arrival. Panic spreads when military physicians discover a deadly mutantAa creature that's part human, part frog and part mouseAin the eggs that spill from his body. The military, fearing bioterrorism or even an extraterrestrial invasion, quickly traces the contaminant to an experiment on the space station that was funded by a company researching tiny organisms in the ocean off South America, where an asteroid hit thousands of years ago. Meanwhile, back on the station, Watson is the only one left alive. The military says she's already infected and must be left to die in space, but Watson's husband, fellow astronaut/physician Jack McCallum, won't tolerate that decision, and scrambles to find a way to get her home. It's a tribute to Gerritsen, herself a medical doctor, that such an outlandish tale can be told so compellingly and convincingly. Thanks to her impressive research, the novel's detailed descriptions of life in space consistently ring true, and the progress of the breakout is satisfyingly horrific. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Mystery Guild main selections, Doubleday Book Club Super Release; Simon & Schuster audio; author tour. (Aug.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Medical Thriller at it's BEST, Feb 20 2004
I am an avid reader of Tess Gerritsen and absolutely love her writing style. My favorite book was, (up until now) Harvest. This book was an exciting change from her others as it takes place in space. Gravity gives you an inside look at Johnson Space Center in Houston, along with all of her great medical insight. I would recommed this title to anyone in search of a great medical thriller -- this one blew me away!
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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic!, Jan 23 2004
I was tired when I first started to read this book and didn't get all hot and bothered by it, so I set it aside for a day or two and picked it and started to read it again. Boy, was I ever glad! As I got into the story I couldn't put the book down. I hadn't thought much about space stories before, so didn't know what to expect. Emma Watson gets to go into space to study living beings in space. While there, an experiment goes wrong and the space crew begin to die from it. The organisms that are infecting the astronauts come from outerspace only they don't know at first what is causing the deaths. It is as interesting to learn about what is involved with NASA, etc. as the storyline, especially, after hearing on the news years ago that there is life on Mars and the current interest of our government in going there. I highly recommend the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stuck in Space with Nowhere to Go, Oct 23 2003
By Katie Osborne (Portland, Oregon and the sunny Caribbean) - See all my reviews
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Because of a tragic accident research physician Emma Watson suddenly gets a ride on the space shuttle up to the International Space Station. The ISS took five years to build and is twice as long as a football field and Emma is thrilled at the prospect of studying living creatures in space, however she's not thrilled about leaving without settling all of the issues concerning her impending divorce between her and physician husband Jack McCallum.

One of the astronauts aboard ISS takes sick and is returned to earth via the space shuttle, however the shuttle crashes, the astronauts are dead and now the military takes over and the cause is hushed up by.

Meanwhile back on the space station Emma suspects a problem that is soon confirmed by the sudden illness of first one astronaut, then another. Racing against time to find the cause, she soon discovers that they are stranded in space. The government won't risk their return to earth as long as there is a chance of world wide infection.

Back on Earth Jack is determined to bring Emma home and he works to identify the organism that infects and kills within a matter of days. But even if he locates the cause, his estranged wife is stranded on the space station, the last living member of the team.

From her romance novels to her medical thrillers, to this, sort of a scary medical-techno-thriller, Tess Gerritsen continues to grow as a writer, each book better than the last. She is one of my favorite living authors, she should be one of yours too. If you've missed Tess Gerritsen, you've missed a treat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
I have read all of Gerritsen's books - this was the one I kept putting off though because of it's subject-matter. Read more
Published on Oct 5 2003 by T. Eakes

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Gerritsen's BEST
While I've read a few of Tess Gerritsen's novels, this is one of my favorites. The story grabs you from the very first page & never lets up. Read more
Published on July 21 2003 by Kim K.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gravity
This book was excellent! I recall spotting the book and buying it for a mere 25 cents at the library. What a bargain for a book of this superior quality! Read more
Published on May 28 2003 by Michelle

4.0 out of 5 stars strange virus killing astronauts in Gerritsen med-thriller
After seeing Tess Gerritsen's name continue to pop up on the "best medical thriller" lists of just about everybody, including traditional Robin Cook and Michael Palmer fans, we... Read more
Published on April 3 2003 by Gerald M. Bull

4.0 out of 5 stars a overall good book
This is a very good book. Although idea has been done before. Hot Zone was the book name. Anyhow the idea is simple, there is a virus killing a whole mess of people. Read more
Published on Feb 28 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, great read!!
I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. It's a cross between medical suspense, and space. I recommend it to everyone!
Published on Feb 5 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Medical Thriller Fans!!!
Despite the fact I love Tess Gerrittsen's medical thrillers, I postponed buying this because the Astronaut/Space Mission theme did not appeal to me. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2003 by indianakristin

5.0 out of 5 stars Unwelcome Guests
No environment contains as many medical threats as a space station. A small group of people living in close proximity, limited medical equipment, and a host of biological... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2002 by Marc Ruby™

5.0 out of 5 stars What a thrilling adventure, stunningly grasping our minds...
My second Tess book and I am impressed. I find very little flaws with the story itself, which is excellent cause a book that makes sense is the best book. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2002 by Azhar Ali

3.0 out of 5 stars A fast-paced, exciting read
Gravity is a very fast, exciting read that combines science fiction, biology, NASA and some problems for the characters. Read more
Published on Sep 4 2002 by Andrew

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