Reviews for Genesis Alpha
"Skillfully interweaving science fiction and cyberspace into a murder mystery, Michaels gives readers a story that is not only difficult to put down but also poses questions that will linger long after the last page is turned. Stay tuned for more from this author."
- Voya
"It's a story that will stay with you long after the covers have been closed, and is worthy of classroom discussion in schools all over the world — and if there's any justice, there will be just that. Highest recommendation."
- R.J. Carter, The Trades
"...philosophical questions of free will, good and evil, and the ethics of reproductive science are at the core of this fascinating, troubling thriller."
- Booklist
"... a fascinating and realistic page-turner, and virtually impossible to put down."
- Kirkus
"... unforgettable protagonist.... terse and powerful sentences, realistic dialogue and gripping pace..."
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"... a page-turner and fun to read, even with its dark and difficult themes..."
- Library Media Connection
"...Rune Michaels has written a chillingly good thriller with GENESIS ALPHA. With action that never stops, a storyline that is all too believable, and flawless writing, she has managed to write a story that will captivate you from the first page." (more...)"
- TeensReadToo.com
"An adrenaline-charged thriller that also takes a fascinating and unflinching look at some difficult ethical issues, including the origins of good and evil. Genesis Alpha is dark, dangerous, and utterly riveting."
- Kenneth Oppel, Michael L. Printz Honor-winning author of Airborn
"Genesis Alpha is an intriguing tale of one boy facing devastating revelations about his brother and himself. Grappling with age-old questions about good and evil — made even more complicated by modern technology — Josh has to come to terms with his own fate, intertwined with his brother's. Or does he?"
- Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of Among the Hidden |
Genesis Alpha |
| His older brother's latest hobby: murder? |
Josh worships his older brother, Max. They look alike, they sound alike, and they both have the same interests, including their favorite multiplayer online role-playing game, Genesis Alpha. But Josh and Max have an even deeper connection. When Max was sick with cancer, it was Josh's stem cells, harvested when Josh was just a baby, that saved Max's life.
Then, during a game of Genesis Alpha, Max is arrested in his college dorm room for the brutal murder of a young girl. As Josh tries to reconcile the brother he knew with the monster they talk about on television, he also has to deal with his own guilt: If his cells had not saved Max's life, would this girl still be alive? But this is only the beginning, and soon, Josh will come to a number of startling revelations—revelations that have dire implication not only for Max's future, but for Josh's as well... |
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| Genesis Alpha was chosen for the NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2008 list. It also won the Prix Farniente prize in Belgium and the Gayant Lecture prize in France. |
| Foreign rights have sold to France, Germany, Korea and Portugal. |
Young adult thriller, US edition, May 2007 / UK edition, October 2007, 208 pages
Atheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster |
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