Introduction

"Fans of Michael Crichton will love this heart-pounding thriller." --Joseph Finder

In a Washington, D.C. research lab, a brilliant scientist is attacked by his own test subjects. At Columbia University, a talented biochemist is lured out of her apartment and never seen again. In the Justice Department's new Bioethics Committee, agent Les Mahler sees a sinister pattern emerging. . .

Zoe Kincaid is a petite college student whose rare genetic makeup may hold the key to a powerful medical breakthrough. When she is kidnapped, the very thing mankind has wanted since the dawn of time threatens to unleash our final destruction.

"A crackling good read. . .terrific and totally unexpected."--Michael Palmer

"A twisting, suspenseful thriller." --William Landay

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Zoe Kincaid wrenched the sweaty quilt off her legs and threw it to the floor. Adrenaline ample for a racehorse had been pumping through her since midnight, practically spinning her mind faster than the earth itself. For what felt like the hundredth time, she glanced at the orange numbers on her alarm clock: 7:59 a.m. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1) Do you feel it would be a blessing or a curse not to age (or both)?

2) Do you think that a drug that could stop aging would be a boon or a danger for individuals? What about for society at large?

3) If you had a choice about whether to accept a dose of a drug that could freeze your biological age exactly where it is, would you take it? Why or why not?

4) Do you believe, like a certain character in the book, that death is a natural and desirable end that humans should not try to postpone or avoid?

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