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Description of  Soulminder

This book is an instant genre classic. An inspiring mix of Michael Crichton's mastery of the science in science fiction and Robert Heinlein's mastery of the sociology of the future, this book tells the story of an invention that changes the course of the future and how humanity reacts to it. The protagonist reflects Ian Malcolm's classic line, "...your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should." He creates an amazing invention that will save millions of lives and revels in his success only to have the reality of the ways people will misuse the technology brought rudely to his attention. Then he steps up and takes responsibility and does his best to ameliorate the damage that has been done and prevent further abuses. The characters are rich, fully developed and likable. I appreciate that after the initial story is fully told, we get to hear the unfolding from new characters. This is a great book and left me with a full day book hangover!