Host

By Peter James

Book Overview

Pursuing his dream to extend life--perhaps indefinitely--through the use of artificial intelligence, computer genius Jack Messenger teams up with scientist Juliet Spring, until a series of macabre accidents befalls his family.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679437339
• ISBN13: 9780679437338
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Villard
• Length: 469 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A great read!

This book is a great examination of the next 25 years of technology in our lives. The ideas are fascinating, and the novel is well written.Also look up Eric Harry's books.

Very believeable... it's sacry!

It seems to me that many fictional computer books are written as if the computers were actually alive... the exact thing the main character in Host, Joe Messenger, is trying to achieve. The subject Peter James writes about is very thought provoking in an age where medical medical sciences are advancing quickly, and maybe this book isn't as outragous as one would typically be inclined to think. The elements of this novel do exist, and computer scientists in the field on AI are advancing... maybe someday this will happen... but chances are not in my lifetime. Off of the subject matter of this book- the way Peter James creates his characters is remarkable. Throughout the story I felt I had connected in some way with these characters through nothing more than Peter James' writing style. I'm going to look into more books by this author.

Fascinating novel - you won't put this one down!

HOST is an incredible novel for the intelligent reader. Peter James writes clearly and comfortably about computer science, artificial intelligence, and the so-called 'smart' drugs; and has created an exceptional thought-provoking thriller. What is Man willing to risk to advance the technology of tomorrow, especially if Life can be extended? You will contemplate this novel for a long time.