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Alchemist

Peter James

Paperback | Pages: 676 pages

Rating: 3.97 | 739 Users | 51 Reviews

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Title	:	Alchemist
Author	:	Peter James
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 676 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2005 by Orion Publishing Group (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Thriller

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Be afraid, be very afraid of big pharmaceutical organisations. When Montana Bannerman’s Nobel prize-winning father sells his company (including his genetics research and laboratory) to a giant corporation, Bendix Schere, that labels itself as ’caring,’ she and her father think their financial problems are over. All they need to do now is research for cures that will benefit mankind. Right? Wrong. Within a short space of time, a pushy reporter (Zandra Wollerton) working on a wild and seemingly far-fetched story is dead. Too many babies are being born with Cyclops Syndrome. Is this coincidence or genetic engineering? Then when more people connected to the company and the investigation start dying—sometimes in front of Monty—she takes fright. Who is behind the world’s most caring company’s hidden agenda? And when Monty narrowly escapes an attempt on her life, she wonders who can she trust? A co-worker? The police? Everyone she speaks to ends up dead!

What a thriller. I read this book a while ago and enjoyed it even more on the second read. It is a thought-provoking novel with enough of a sprinkling of the occult to remain credible. The Satanic/occult side is not overdone, and wasn’t magic really science in disguise thousands of years ago? There is also enough science and genetics to keep the reader interested without overwhelming the layman with too much ‘stuff.’ Flashbacks are relevant and add to the story. The author has a way of keeping readers intrigued as new information filters through. I liked the characters very much and found them believable. The action jumps between scenarios to keep the readers on the edge of their seats. The plot is complex, but ‘big reveals’ are surprising and conspiracy theorists will be satisfied with this book.

One wonders, after reading this book, if the author knows something we do not. Even though this book was published in 1999, its relevance for today is perhaps even more compelling. We have become so dependent on medication, and (most interestingly) a new trend coming to the fore is genetic analysis. People can have themselves tested to see what diseases they might develop in the future and take steps accordingly to prevent such diseases developing. Perhaps big pharmaceutical companies will see a gap here and fact becomes stranger than fiction…

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Original Title:	Alchemist
ISBN:	0752817299 (ISBN13: 9780752817293)
Edition Language:	English

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An intriguing plot about the daughter of an eminent scientist who uncovers wrongdoings at BigPharma, Bendix Schere. Montana Bannerman and her dad Don join BS so that he can do more gene therapy research. BS want him on the payroll so that they can doctor existing drugs to carry diseases, which they then cure - at a price. Patent lawyer, Conor Molloy joins the team with the secret goal of avenging the death of his father. Satanism plays a big role in the book with the interwoven story of Daniel

Another jeopardy-ridden Orwellian nightmare that seems to lose its footing somewhere along the way. Becomes a laborious transcript of Satanic rituals. Usually a massive James fan but this one just didn't do it for me. On the plus side, it reads like a classic James action-thriller and has plenty of twists and turns. Just not one of his best.

When I began this one, I was soon under the impression that I was going to hate it. The writing was bad and the characters unlikable - the main protagonist is first described as looking perfect and handsome and sort of like Tom Cruise - how original, I thought. It takes about one hundred tedious pages before any kind of plot manages to take shape. But then it suddenly changes, and before you know it, the story begins unfolding into a shockingly dark and sinister tale about evil pharmacists,

Ok, major spoiler in a slightly different way than normal, Peter used to be my brother-in-law, and I helped him a lot with the science. In fact if you read chapter 117, I turn up as a supporting character. Haven't re-read it since it first came out. Not entirely sure whether or not it's an entirely good idea to try.

A clever storyline; part of which that is not outside the realm of possibilities as technologies continue to advance.Perhaps the most amusing part of this book though was the long descriptions of how to create and use an 'eMail', which swiftly dated the text, but also provided for some amusing chapters.



So I read this when I was 15, and it left a lasting impression. My first encounter with Satanism, sex rituals, Dystopic Big Pharma, insipid heterosexual love scenes...so many things really. I kind of want to re-read it someday because I remember it being incredibly compelling, but since that would essentially mean confronting a source of some of my own intellectual programming...I'll stick to deconstructing the memory.