Published: Jan. 15, 2011
Words: 124,750 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781453786079

Short description

What if the next stage of evolution was caused by the oversight of man and what if that oversight was a simple medical mistake?

Extended description

What if the next stage of evolution was caused by the oversight of man and what if that oversight was a simple medical mistake?

Raine Donnelly is born three months premature by emergency surgery after his critically injured mother is admitted to the hospital, having been the victim of a drunk driver though her early expectant state is not discovered until after a series of x-rays are performed to assess the nature and extent of her injuries.

Now as an adult, Raine knows about none of this and lives a quiet, functional and strictly routine life in Colorado though his life begins to spiral hopelessly out of control as he begins to have blackouts and believes he's hallucinating. He also starts to have the most dastardly effect on electrical equipment as for whatever reason, machines malfunction or short out completely when he gets anywhere near them while he's upset or confused.

His doctor thinks he may have a brain tumor and insists on further testing though that may prove somewhat .. (Read more) What if the next stage of evolution was caused by the oversight of man and what if that oversight was a simple medical mistake?

Raine Donnelly is born three months premature by emergency surgery after his critically injured mother is admitted to the hospital, having been the victim of a drunk driver though her early expectant state is not discovered until after a series of x-rays are performed to assess the nature and extent of her injuries.

Now as an adult, Raine knows about none of this and lives a quiet, functional and strictly routine life in Colorado though his life begins to spiral hopelessly out of control as he begins to have blackouts and believes he's hallucinating. He also starts to have the most dastardly effect on electrical equipment as for whatever reason, machines malfunction or short out completely when he gets anywhere near them while he's upset or confused.

His doctor thinks he may have a brain tumor and insists on further testing though that may prove somewhat difficult when a nameless and faceless someone keeps trying to put bullet holes in him and when he meets the wife and children about whom he has no memory, his life becomes even more complicated, partially because his wife is furious at him because she's thought him dead for three years.

Now, drawing on all his courage and what little understanding he can piece together with the help of his wife, Raine must unravel the mystery of his past and discover and accept who and what he is without getting he and his family killed.
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Reviews

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Review by: Jim Bade on Feb. 28, 2013 :
"There is nothing wrong with the storyline in this novel. The main characters - Raine, Sierra and the twins are well depicted and likeable. I really felt for them and for Lynn and Selby.

Unfortunately, over-writing and formatting have made this work confusing and in places, laborious to read.

Many times the action catapaults to another scene in the next line of the manuscript with no spacing to indicate there is a change of character or place. It is unfortunate that it was published without being professionally edited, because this has marred what is actually an exciting and well thought out plot.Diana Hockley from "Good Reads""

Copied from another review because it described my feelings about the book as well!

The book had a novel story line, good character development, and a satisfying, if completely predictable, conclusion.

Ms. Palmer obviously has a wonderful vocabulary, and uses it to the fullest extent, then over uses it by at least half too much. I think editing the constant overblown and excessive descriptions of the feelings of the characters would greatly benefit the reading enjoyment of the book. At one point Raine opens the door, and has nearly two pages of feelings, some unrelated to the moment, flash through his mind before the person on the other side was even acknowledged.

This brings to mind one other point. Though Raine is obviously not like the average man, he acts and thinks very little like any man I know. A bit of editing on his character development would make him more believable.

None the less, it was a fun book to read, and I wish Ms. Palmer luck in the future as she develops her skills. I certainly look forward to more books from her.
(review of free book)

Review by: jstoc on May 21, 2012 :
A pretty good book for the price.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Sarah (Workaday Reads) on Feb. 03, 2012 : (no rating)
I was very disappointed, but I couldn't finish the book. I only got a third of the way through it. The night I found myself trying to remember what book I was reading and couldn't come up with the title, author or plotline I decided that there was no way I was going to finish it. I did eventually figure it out, without picking up my ereader, but only because I tried to remember what covers were showing as currently reading on Goodreads. I remembered it was dark, which lead me to the title, author and plot.

Unfortunately, the story itself didn't draw me in. I couldn't get into the characters. What was happening to Raine was interesting, but Raine himself was rather boring. I kept thinking Sierra's name was Elizabeth, and Vince was just inept.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: liljamie23 on Feb. 06, 2011 :
I thought this book was VERY good, loved it! I really didn't want to ever put it down!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Albert Robbins on Jan. 16, 2011 :
I was fortunate enough to come across this book by pure chance. I started reading this book thinking that I would spend the next few days battling through a mindboggling read. Fortunately I began the read and before I knew what hit me I was drawn in and had the entire novel finished in 3 hours. I could not believe how intensely I got involved in this novel and I felt and I mean really felt every emotion and sense that Raine felt. Do not pass up this gem hiding in the ruff. Well worth the time and expense.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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