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by Robert J Sawyer (Author) "The screams came like popcorn popping: at first there were only one or two, then there were hundreds overlapping, then, finally, the quantity diminished, and..." (more)
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There is a 50 percent chance that geneticist Pierre Tardivel is carrying the gene for Huntington's Disease, a fatal disorder. That knowledge drives Pierre in his work on the Human Genome Project, an attempt by scientists to map human genes. But a strange set of circumstances--including a knife attack, the in vitro fertilization of his wife, and an insurance company plot to use DNA samples to weed out clients predisposed to early deaths--draw Tardivel into a story that will ultimately involve the hunt for a Nazi death camp doctor. Frameshift shows why the New York Times calls Robert J. Sawyer "a writer of boundless confidence." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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A Nebula Award winner and Hugo Award nominee, Sawyer has created a gripping medical sf thriller. Pierre Tardivel, a French Canadian geneticist, works on identifying junk DNA for the Human Genome Project. At risk for contracting Huntington's chorea, Tardivel drives himself to succeed in a race against time to complete his research. Skillfully interwoven is the misidentification of John Demjanjuk as the Treblinka death camp's Ivan the Terrible, the cloning of Neanderthal genes, and a greedy insurance company that illegally and clandestinely takes DNA samples from its policy owners and kills high-risk clients before it has to pay out large claims. Highly recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars No zing at all, Feb 26 2001
By Bob Lund (Palm Springs, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I just finished this book and was saddened. I have read several of Sawyers books in the past and this was a dog. The plot is simplistic and the characterizations are not well developed.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too many interesting ideas, Feb 2 2000
By Robin Wright (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews
The ideas around which "Frameshift" revolves are intriguing. Unfortunately, there appear to be a few too many of them to cover in this rather short book: A scientist wrestles with a deadly genetic disease; discovers a telepathy gene in his wife; uncovers a secret Nazi death camp guard; his wife gives birth to a Neanderthal clone (although she is a PhD herself, neither notices anything "wrong" for a long time!); finds a secret code in "junk" DNA. The plot twists left me feeling abused rather than amused or intellectually challenged. A much stronger book would have taken just ONE of these story lines and developed it in greater depth. The ideas are interesting - I liked reading about Berkeley, where I was a postdoc. The writing style is spare and doesn't get in the way of the plot. Unfortunately, as it is, I felt like I was reading the script of a made for TV movie - probably the FOX channel.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying and boring, Mar 12 1999
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Sawyer's command of the English languish leaves little to be desired; in fact, nothing even for which to hope. Grammatical errors abound in this cliche-riddled story. The characters are uniformly single- or un-faceted, especially the women. Heinlein for the 90s. We get much more detail about some areas than we could possibly want, and much less about others than we need. Save your money.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A real sci-fi/high-tech/thriller from beginning to end
This book takes you on a rollercoaster ride that involves so many plot twists and surprises that you never know what to expect until you turn that page. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2004 by Mark

5.0 out of 5 stars Sawyer's earlier Neanderthal book
When you think of Robert J. Sawyer and Neanderthals, you think of his Hugo Award-winning HOMINIDS and its sequels, HUMANS and HYBRIDS. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by Donal T. Tighe

4.0 out of 5 stars Patchwork Effort
I struggled with what rating to give Frameshift.

On the one hand, there were a number of things that felt hackneyed. Read more

Published on Aug 3 2003 by C. Gilbert

4.0 out of 5 stars Science fiction with an underpinning of real science!
So much that is labeled 'science fiction' has only the very minimum of real science in it. It was this reason, in fact, that I pretty much gave up reading in this genre some years... Read more
Published on May 9 2003 by J Scott Morrison

4.0 out of 5 stars Sawyer's Best Work

I have been recently reading as many Sawyer books as I can get my hand on and have not yet been disappointed. Read more

Published on Aug 28 2002 by Robert Knetsch

4.0 out of 5 stars Genetics, Evolution, Telepathy and Mystery
This book really weaves some very diverse elements into a single plot, and has you guessing right up to the end. Read more
Published on Jul 13 2001 by Jonathan Burgoine

3.0 out of 5 stars Frameshift
I thought Frameshift was a ver exciting book. It got kind of confusing at times but if you really get into it and think about what your reading it can be a very fun and exciting... Read more
Published on Mar 21 2001 by Judy Byd

4.0 out of 5 stars A gene for telepathy!
There's no doubt that Robert Sawyer can merge the most recent scientific concepts with fictional narrative flawlessly. Read more
Published on Oct 12 2000 by Stephen A. Haines

4.0 out of 5 stars What do you do when your field is killing you?
Sawyer again used a professional couple, but at a California university, and explored fascinating aspects of genetics. Read more
Published on May 26 2000 by carol irvin

4.0 out of 5 stars A good thriller
This is a thriller, a scientific low-key sci-fi thriller, and it's a very good yarn. The action is well paced and makes for a real page-turner. Read more
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