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Sharkman [Alten, Steve] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sharkman Review: Another highly entertaining thriller from a modern master of suspense - I'm not one for giving criticisms so I'll give it my best shot. Sharkman was a wonderful story. Short but not simple and in a way relatable, even if you didn't necessarily get paralyzed after being a sports hotshot there's still something about the insecurities Kwan feels around his classmates to be had. Wonderful ability to transition into a teenagers state of mind and deal with all the stresses of high school (especially when coming to the opposite sex). The science seemed well researched and in a lot of ways pretty realistic, i wondered often if there were any labs that were currently having problems of this sort. The attacks were rightfully gruesome but not overdone. It felt in a way like a combination of An American Werewolf in London and Man of Steel where the main character undergoes horrific changes that he tries to fight(Werewolf in London) but then comes to an acceptance of his new self and then gains strength immeasurable (ie Man of Steel) with a bit of Neon Genesis thrown in...not the whole human instrumentality thing, but the relationship between Kwan and his father eerily mimics that of Shinji and Gendo Ikari, so points there for the nostalgic feelings. The Doors metaphors and theme was amusing to behold and there is a wonderful sense of humor throughout. Overall a quick entertaining read that I am most certainly looking forward to again. 4.9 out of 5 Review: Steve Alten has done it again!! - Steve Alten has done it again! He has brought together science fiction, realism, and thrilling suspense to create another amazing novel! I Highly recommend this book to anyone! I have yet to find a author like Steve Alten. His ability to create a realistic story line with just the right amount of syfi thrown in is really commendable. Then when he adds all the excitement and thrill it is like the icing on the cake! This book like his others truly keeps you on your toes, you literally never want to put the book down! This is defiantly the best book I have read this year! Now with all that being said, I will say that I give it 4 stars. The reason being is that yes this book was all I expected and more, but I am a true 'MegHead' and to me nothing is more pleasing than the Meg Series. That is just based on my own personal likes and dislikes. That being said this book is a defiantly one to share with friends and family. I will defiantly be adding my copy to my book collection and plan to read it several times during the rest of my life. Thank you Steve Alten for another great novel!
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,103,111 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,907 in Science Fiction Short Stories #4,060 in Children's Multigenerational Family Life #10,658 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (465) |
| Dimensions | 6.4 x 1.01 x 9.15 inches |
| Grade level | 4 - 6 |
| ISBN-10 | 1630760196 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1630760199 |
| Item Weight | 1.22 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 272 pages |
| Publication date | October 7, 2014 |
| Publisher | Taylor Trade Publishing |
| Reading age | 12 - 17 years |
T**Y
Another highly entertaining thriller from a modern master of suspense
I'm not one for giving criticisms so I'll give it my best shot. Sharkman was a wonderful story. Short but not simple and in a way relatable, even if you didn't necessarily get paralyzed after being a sports hotshot there's still something about the insecurities Kwan feels around his classmates to be had. Wonderful ability to transition into a teenagers state of mind and deal with all the stresses of high school (especially when coming to the opposite sex). The science seemed well researched and in a lot of ways pretty realistic, i wondered often if there were any labs that were currently having problems of this sort. The attacks were rightfully gruesome but not overdone. It felt in a way like a combination of An American Werewolf in London and Man of Steel where the main character undergoes horrific changes that he tries to fight(Werewolf in London) but then comes to an acceptance of his new self and then gains strength immeasurable (ie Man of Steel) with a bit of Neon Genesis thrown in...not the whole human instrumentality thing, but the relationship between Kwan and his father eerily mimics that of Shinji and Gendo Ikari, so points there for the nostalgic feelings. The Doors metaphors and theme was amusing to behold and there is a wonderful sense of humor throughout. Overall a quick entertaining read that I am most certainly looking forward to again. 4.9 out of 5
K**N
Steve Alten has done it again!!
Steve Alten has done it again! He has brought together science fiction, realism, and thrilling suspense to create another amazing novel! I Highly recommend this book to anyone! I have yet to find a author like Steve Alten. His ability to create a realistic story line with just the right amount of syfi thrown in is really commendable. Then when he adds all the excitement and thrill it is like the icing on the cake! This book like his others truly keeps you on your toes, you literally never want to put the book down! This is defiantly the best book I have read this year! Now with all that being said, I will say that I give it 4 stars. The reason being is that yes this book was all I expected and more, but I am a true 'MegHead' and to me nothing is more pleasing than the Meg Series. That is just based on my own personal likes and dislikes. That being said this book is a defiantly one to share with friends and family. I will defiantly be adding my copy to my book collection and plan to read it several times during the rest of my life. Thank you Steve Alten for another great novel!
R**N
There's a new hero in town.
Steve Alten has done it again. Another exciting fast paced adventure story. Mr. Alten has mastered the ability of Science fiction story telling as well as adventure stories. You will find yourself having a hard time putting down. Just when I thought his stories couldn't get any better, I was wrong. Sharkman is a new direction for Mr. Alten with a superhero type story only this one has more real elements than a comic book. I like Kwan Wilson and what motivates him. The story is fast paced and exciting. It comes off like a well-researched comic book story, only it combines real events with the story. It's easy to visualize the story and it would make a great movie. I been a fan of Mr. Alten since reading Meg and have enjoyed all his stories since then and this one doesn't disappoint. I hope he writes a sequel to this great story and I highly recommend it to anybody who loves superhero or science fiction stories.
A**R
A dissent book and and interesting read...like watching a pop corn movie.
A dissent story but a bit predictable. I like Alten's ideas but his story writing is something you either like or not. Sharkman has a lot of cliché characters and bad guys and an average story. It is entertaining but it is more geared towards teenagers and beer belly guys that love sports...Too much rime devoted on the basket ball prowess of sharkman but overall I did enjoy the book. Of course opinions and taste varies widely between people so your take on this book might be very different than mine.
J**N
Whenever i need to escape from the hassles of the ...
Whenever i need to escape from the hassles of the real world, i always turn to books that fire the imagination. Steve Alten's books have always served this purpose for me and the fact that he likes to deal with sharks and other underwater creatures is just the icing on the cake. I will give away no plot lines in this review, but rather endorse Steve's style of storytelling. From the first time i stumbled across 'MEG: A novel of deep terror' to the recently released 'Sharkman' his fluent writing style has made it hard for me to put his books down. For me the sprinkling of facts throughout the books lend credibility to the incredible storylines Steve undertakes, just the remotest possibility that these stories could be real under the right set of circumstances enhance the reading experience and sees me re-reading the books on a regular basis. Do yourself a favour and grab a copy of Sharkman and spend some time in a world where your only worry is how to refresh your reading snacks without putting down the book.
C**N
Awesome, captivating but a bit slow at the beginning. Good horror thriller and also well documented in geo and biologics
M**O
Author Steve Alten holds true to self and pens another great novel. Admittedly, a slower start than most of his previous work, but once the ball is rolling, it's a nonstop thrill ride. I will read anything written by this author.
S**N
In my mind, there is only one person who can write about a boy altering his genes by experimenting with shark stem cells, and that is Mr. Steve Alten. He is the connoisseur of shark fiction and I thoroughly enjoyed his latest venture. Sharkman is a great read, and takes nice sidesteps from Meg, and the terrors of a monster shark. Kwan Wilson is a wheelchair bound teenager who wants more out of life and boy does he get it. One minute he can barely control his bladder, the next he is slam dunking basketballs. During the story Kwan crosses paths with Black Ops, a secret society, a hot cheerleader, an even hotter science geek and Admiral Wilson, his father and the bane of his existence. The story twists and turns nicely, until the plot takes you to the very depths of the ocean and the inevitable outcome. As usual, Alten’s story manages to comprise an abundance of scientific material that takes the reader into the unusual setting of genetics. And I pictured every second of Kwan’s descent into the abyss, from his transformation from human to shark. I’m a shark fanatic so of course I loved this story, and it would make a hell of a movie. 5/5.
K**T
Kwan ist der Sohn einer koreanischen Mutter und eines US-amerikanischen Admirals zur See. Er ist ein relativ normaler Teenager, der die üblichen Diskriminierungen wegen seines asiatischen Ausse-hens durch Erfolge auf dem Basketballfeld hat eindämmen können. Wie so viele amerikanische Teenager hat er außerdem mit 16 seinen Führerschein gemacht. Und genau führt uns in die Geschichte hinein. Denn eines Tages, als er mit seiner Mutter auf dem Beifahrersitz unterwegs ist, beschließt er, noch schnell einem Freund eine SMS zu schicken. Fünf Sekunden verlassen seine Augen die Straße und als er wegen eines Schreis seiner Mutter nach oben guckt, sieht er auf einmal einen Telefonmast auf sich zurasen. Ergebnis: Totalschaden, eine tote Mutter, ein querschnittgelähmter Teenager und ein sehr heftig reagierender Vater, der bei seinem ersten Krankenhausbesuch eine Erklärung unterschreibt, dass an seinem Sohn keine Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen durchgeführt werden sollen und bei einem zweiten ihm erklärt, dass er nichts mehr mit ihm zu tun haben möchte. So kommt Kwan in die Obhut seiner sowieso schon als Pflegerin arbeitenden Großmutter und in eine ganz neue Schule, was selbst nicht im Rollstuhl sitzend eine große Herausforderung sein kann. Da es letztendlich unmöglich ist, sich dieser Herausforderung nicht zu stellen, begibt sich Kwan voll böser Vorahnungen in die Seacrest High und trifft dort neben den erwarteten negativen Erfahrungen auch auf einen überaus verständnisvollen Schulleiter, eine sehr engagierte und verständnisvolle Schulpsychologin und auf Anya Patel, die junge Frau, die sein Herz erobern soll. Um mehr Zeit in ihrer Nähe verbringen zu können, lässt er sich für seine außercurricularen Verpflichtungen als wissenschaftlicher Helfer an einem Haiforschungsinstitut einschreiben, wo untersucht wird, inwiefern die Stammzellen verschiedener Haiarten genutzt werden können um Krebs zu bekämpfen oder auch verletzte Nervenbahnen – wie etwa die in Kwans Rückenmark – wieder zu reparieren. Doch im Moment produziert das Institut in erster Linie tote Laborratten. Doch dann gibt es einen erstaunlichen Durchbruch und anstatt auf den Zeitpunkt zu warten, zu dem das Mittel bereit ist für Versuche an Menschen, beschließt Kwan, dieses zu stellen und an sich selbst auszuprobieren. Die Behandlung schickt ihn zunächst in ein Koma, aus dem er in einem Krankenhaus erwacht, in dem die Ärzte sehr erstaunt sind, dass in den Nerven seiner Beine plötzlich wieder Impulse ankommen. Nur wenige Tage später kann ein deutlich muskulöserer junger Halbkoreaner durch die Gänge des Krankenhauses rennen und hat unter anderem eine Einladung zu Oprah. Doch während er noch in seiner neuen Gesundheit schwelgt, zeigen sich an ihm immer mehr hai-ähnliche Charakteristika, die zum Teil zu sehr ungünstigen Momenten auftauchen. Was Kwan und Anya nicht wissen ist, dass das Hai-Institut ein DARPA-Projekt ist – und noch dazu eins, das Kwans Vater mit leitet, der vom Auftauchen seines Sohns auf dem Gelände wenig begeistert ist, denn der Admiral und seine Mitverschwörer haben einen geheimen Plan, der 9/11 wie ein Familienhochzeitsfeuerwerk aussehen lassen wird. Als ihnen Kwans Veränderungen bewusst werden, beschließt der Vater, sich die neuen Fähigkeiten des ungeliebten Sohnes zu Nutzen zu machen. Eine Transformationsgeschichte, die sich viel mit der Haiforschung und auch mit der Stammzellenforschung auseinander gesetzt hat. Überhaupt hat Alten hier wieder viel recherchiert und gibt dies auch gerne innerhalb der Erzählung weiter, was gelegentlich den Handlungfluß ein wenig bremst – aber nicht allzu sehr. Die Verhältnisse zwischen den Charakteren – bei denen besonders der Admiral ziemlich erstaunlich ist – und auch gerade die Reaktionen des jungen ich-erzählenden Kwans sind überzeugend dargestellt und wenn auch die Verschwörung im Hintergrund ein wenig weit hergeholt und aufgesetzt wirkt, so gibt sie der Geschichte doch zusätzliche Action- und Thrillermomente – die sie aber eigentlich gar nicht unbedingt benötigen würde. Die Geschichte um Kwan und seine Transformation an sich wäre schon genug für einen guten Roman gewesen. So wirkt das Buch ein wenig überladen.
N**S
I have read all steve alten Meg books and really enjoyed this book. Still encompassing a shark theme but a whole lot more! I liked Kwan, the main character and hope there will be a follow-up, but not sure if this is a stand alone story. Well worth a read.
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