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The Lives of Tao

byWesley Chu

Genres: Science Fiction Biopunk First Contact

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy science fiction with elements of action and character development.

Topics SurvivalIdentityTechnology and Humanity

MoodSuspenseful

HumorOccasional Humor

RomanceMinor Subplot

ViolenceMild

When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn't. He now has a passenger in his brain - an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions - the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix - the aliens have been in a state of civil war for centuries. Both sides are searching for a way off-planet, and the Genjix will sacrifice the entire human race, if that's what it takes. Meanwhile, Roen is having to train to be the ultimate secret agent. Like that's going to end well...File Under: Science Fiction [ The Tug of War | I Was Genghis | Diary of a Slob | Spy vs Spy ]

Language

Published on

18/04/2013

Pages

380

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780857663283

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

9.99 £

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