{"product_id":"9781429965422","title":"Transhuman: A Novel","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix-time Hugo Award-winner Ben Bova presents \u003ci\u003eTranshuman. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Plausible twenty-first-century medical research, the bond between a grandfather and his granddaughter, and political power all serve to make this book a must-read for those who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e. A combination of thriller, adventure, and drama will enthrall.\"—Booklist, \u003ci\u003estarred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuke Abramson, a brilliant cellular biologist has one joy in life: his ten-year-old granddaughter, Angela. When he learns that Angela has an inoperable brain tumor and is given less than six months to live, Abramson wants to try an experimental new therapy that he believes will kill Angela's tumor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer parents object and the hospital bureaucracy blocks the experimental procedure because it has not been approved by the FDA. Knowing that Angela will die before he can get approval, Abramson abducts Angela from the hospital. He plans to take her to a private research laboratory in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuke has turned his old SUV into a makeshift medical facility, treating Angela as best he can while they are on the road, desperately trying to keep his granddaughter alive long enough to give her the treatment he believes will save her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbramson realizes that he's too old and decrepit to flee across the country with his sick granddaughter, so he injects himself with a genetic factor that has successfully reversed aging in animal tests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the chase weaves across the country from one research facility to another, Luke begins to grow physically younger, stronger. He looks and feels the way he did thirty or forty years ago.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will he be able to save Angela?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134060183792,"sku":"9781429965422","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429965422_p0.jpg?v=1769903109","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429965422","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}