Alongside The Steel Remains, this is Mr. Morgan's best work. In a future America balkanized into three distinct nation states, a dangerous experiment has been loosed upon the unsuspecting public. Thirteens, the savage legacy of genetic engineering programs which sought to create perfect, human soldiers by re-engineering the hunter-gatherers from 10,000 years in humanity's past, have been shunned by a society afraid of their powers, a society unwilling to face up to the responsibility of being their makers. And now that one of these Thirteens has escaped Mars colony to return to Earth, there's only one man capable of tracking him down and eliminating him before he does more damage than he's already done, a fellow thirteen turned hunter of his own kind.
I have a long-form review of this book up at my website. To read it, click here. But if you've ever trusted my reviews, just move along to the Amazon link. This book is the reason why Mr. Morgan occupies such rarified air in the world of SF. (5/5 Stars)
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