Published: Aug. 09, 2010
Words: 93,383 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452481678

Short description

On the run from their own, Angie and Jim, Navy and CIA, unwilling guardians of the long-lost Eldridge Roster. The USS Eldridge--object of WWII’s ship invisibility experiments. Without its crew list a brilliant perversion of genetics and physics will fail. And the children of the Eldridge with their wild powers may survive. The Roster--key to mankind’s ascent or its anguished twilight?

Extended description

1943: The destroyer USS Eldridge vanishes during the Philadelphia Experiment. The ship invisibility project ends.
Nuremberg, 1946: Nazi death camp doctor Martin von Kemnitz is hanged.
The Pentagon, 1999: A dying hand gifts Angie Milano and Jim Munroe with the deadly legacy that is the Eldridge Roster, the long-lost crew list of the Philadelphia Experiment. The two are soon on the run from the vicious killers sent for the roster. Without it, Project Telemachus, perversion of a wondrous meld of genetics and physics, will fail. And mankind may survive.

As the conspiracy unfolds, Jim and Angie go on the attack, gathering strength from each other as (Read more) 1943: The destroyer USS Eldridge vanishes during the Philadelphia Experiment. The ship invisibility project ends.
Nuremberg, 1946: Nazi death camp doctor Martin von Kemnitz is hanged.
The Pentagon, 1999: A dying hand gifts Angie Milano and Jim Munroe with the deadly legacy that is the Eldridge Roster, the long-lost crew list of the Philadelphia Experiment. The two are soon on the run from the vicious killers sent for the roster. Without it, Project Telemachus, perversion of a wondrous meld of genetics and physics, will fail. And mankind may survive.

As the conspiracy unfolds, Jim and Angie go on the attack, gathering strength from each other as
they battle Telemachus and the undying evil at its heart. Old foes of Telemachus, allies with very Different skills, join them. But only by together mastering the secret torments of their pasts can Jim and Angie defeat the Project and crush the dream of its brilliant, diabolical architect.

All allegiances unmasked, all powers unleashed, battle is joined as Project Telemachus launches
its final experiment. Its triumph will signal humanity's brief but anguished twilight.
[Professionally edited & formatted, 12/12]

About the Author
Stephen Ames Berry’s novels have been published by Ace/Berkley and Tor/Macmillan.
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string theory, government conspiracy, area 51, technothriller, us navy, philadelphia experiment, uss eldridge, conspiracy thrillers, genetics experiment, navy stories, death camp doctors, japanese navy, ship invisibility experiments, us navy experiments, world war two experiments

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Review by: biggs on Jan. 13, 2011 : (no rating)
Excellent novel, Stephen obviously has a gift for writing.

I too would like to see this book made into a film. Excellent characters, plot made me feel like I was living the story which is always a good benchmark for a novel.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Eman Abu-Khadra on Aug. 17, 2010 :
This book is a page turner, it's very impressive and shockingly suspenseful.
Loved the writing, the story, the plot, the characters... everything.

The element of suspense works its magic from the very first chapter, accompanied with very well structured characters, a little bit of sweet romance, and detailed descriptions of places and surroundings. Scientific theories were explained to readers in the most easy way, making the whole science fiction bit a delight rather than a confusing complicated point of the novel. I also loved the very informative dialogs which are clearly based on a lot of scientific as well as historic research.

One of the things I truly loved about this book was how the writer squeezed in his unique sense of humor and sarcasm in the conversations, in such a lovely natural way that helped add this "down to earth" effect.

This book MUST be made into a movie, its story and plot is way much better than a lot of science fiction movies/shows we watched and are still watching.
The book is highly recommended, read it and trust me, you'll love it as much as I did.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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