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The Genesis Code [Hardcover]

Christopher Forrest


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Aug 21 2007
Michael Crichton meets Dan Brown in this novel of the real secret code hidden in human DNA.
 
Nobel Prize--winning geneticist Joshua Ambergris has made an astounding discovery that will shake the foundations of science: He has discovered a coded text hidden in human DNA.
 
Before Ambergris can change the course of history by announcing his incredible discovery, he is brutally murdered in his office at Triad Genomics, an international biotech company. Ambergris has left behind a labyrinthine series of clues that ultimately reveals the truth: There is a message from a much earlier, more sophisticated human civilization encoded in the human genome!
 
Who planted this code eons ago? And why? And can it be decoded before it's too late? Ambergris's protégé, Christian Madison, and his assistant, Grace Nguyen, must follow the serpentine trail to uncover a global conspiracy of silence, secrecy, and murder that spans the breadth of human history.
 
A shadowy group known only as the Order guards the ancient secret enciphered in the mythologies and architecture of Earth's oldest civilizations and encoded into the very fabric of human DNA. Ambergris's clues lead Madison and Nguyen through the mysteries of the Maya and ancient Egypt, the forgotten knowledge of Sumeria, and the enigmas of modern science. Pursued at every turn by Ambergris's killers, Madison and Nguyen race to uncover the secrets of the Genesis Code before the Order can carry out the final, sinister step of a genocidal plan.
 
Driven by scientific fact and new interpretations of ancient writings, symbolism, and mythology culled from thousands of years of human history, The Genesis Code digs deeply into the questions of the real nature of the human DNA code.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (Aug 21 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076531603X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765316035
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 3 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 522 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,973,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From Publishers Weekly

The latest in contemporary fiction's secret code sweepstakes, a debut from Florida attorney Forrest, incorporates a host of mysteries. These include the I Ching, Fibonacci sequences, pi, Zipf's law, magic squares, the Bible Code, ancient civilizations (Mayan, Egyptian) and pretty much every other enigma littering the wilder shores of the Internet. Dr. Joshua Ambergris discovers a message embedded in our DNA that comes from the very dawn of humanity. A secret group known as the Order kill him rather than have it revealed. Ambergris's two assistants, Christian Madison and Grace Nguyen, set out to reconstruct the message and find the killers. There are engaging digressions into math and science, but too many shopworn plotlets intrude on the main business: a bomb is set to explode; a ninja-like assassin lurks; power struggles wrack the Order; various stock characters appear and play out their agonizingly familiar roles. The writing abounds with clichés (Suddenly a shot rang out) and the final kicker is anything but. (Aug.)
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From Booklist

First off, please be aware this is not a reissue of John Case's first novel, also titled The Genesis Code (1997), although there are similarities: both stories deal with genetics, DNA, and murder. Forrest's novel (his first) begins with the murder of a noted geneticist whose recent discovery of a coded message hidden inside human DNA will rock the world . . . if the scientist's killers allow it to be revealed. Standing between these nasty conspirators (part of an ancient, secret organization) and their goal to keep the DNA code under wraps is the murdered geneticist's protégé, Christian Madison, whose only hope of staying alive is to crack the code, break the ancient conspiracy, and stay one step ahead of the bad guys. Forrest incorporates a number of historical elements, such as the Mayans, Nostradamus, and the Sumerians. This is the sort of ambitious plot that James Rollins, say, in his Sigma Force novels, pulls off with panache. Forrest doesn't write with the same fevered excitement as Rollins, but he generates enough narrative thrust of his own to keep thriller fans panting. Pitt, David

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4.0 out of 5 stars It really makes you think.. Aug 26 2007
By N. Bennett - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Wonderful book. As events unfold, you begin to wonder "What if..." Gives you alot to think about as well as being a darned good story. This book kept me glued from start to finish, I never put it down. I am already anticipating a rumored sequel or second book by Mr. Forrest. And the ARG that started on the author's web page is thought provoking as well. I have learned quite a bit for the research done for the ARG. A must have for your leisure reading library.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Genesis Code Jun 2 2012
By Thomas W. Elman - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was a good story of fiction. I don't see why some people are so angry about this book.
It's fiction people! Don't read it if it it doesn't fit into your realm of beliefs.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Action July 5 2009
By S J H - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you're interrested in a fast-paced thriller, and like dealing with numbers, and science to solve the puzzle, then this is a good book for you. It is an easy, intelligent read, that might go over the head of some of the other reviewers. Its similar action to Digital Fortress: A Thriller by Dan Brown. A great first novel for a new author.

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