The Seventh Son
Fiction, Fiction & Poetry, General Fiction
Paperback Published on: 30/05/2024
£9.99
Synopsis
A child will be born who will change everything.
Tech billionaire Lukas Parn has an ambitious plan. Behind the doors of the IVF clinic in his London institute, a daring switch is made. Young academic Talissa Adam believes she is simply carrying a child for a grateful family, but the baby inside her is different from any living human.
The boy, Seth, grows up unaware, though his parents not that he’s different: he can’t make plans, is unaware of danger and seems to have at least one extra sense. But as Seth becomes a man, the truth about him is revealed and the world starts to hunt him down.
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804942833
- Number of pages: 368
- Weight: 256g
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 24 mm
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A thought provoking read
I really enjoyed this novel by Sebastian Faulks - until the end. It was thought provoking and emotional and very well written.
The story is set in the near... READ MORE
A little unrealistic and too scientific
I am not actually sure how I feel about this book. It started well as a futuristic tale of IVF and then developed into, in my opinion, a strange scientific... READ MORE
Engrossing
I love Sebastian Faulks's writing and the plots of his novels carry you along beautifully . The themes explored here are interesting and really drew me in... READ MORE
Brilliant dystopian novel
What a thought provoking dystopian novel. Set in the UK and USA in 2030 and 2056 the fact that it’s not so far into the future made it even more believabl... READ MORE
Thought-provoking randomness of human nature
A thoughtful and thought-provoking mediation on what it means to be human, and the extraordinary and improbable randomness of human nature in all its curre... READ MORE
A believable near-future world
I love Sebastian Faulks's writing and the plots of his novels carry you along beautifully. The themes explored here are interesting, surrogacy, genetic man... READ MORE
Thought provoking
We start reading in the year 2030. Talissa, a young American student studying for a post- doctorate in genomics applies to The Helen Lingard Institute for... READ MORE
Thought Provoking
I feel sad.
I hate humans. Why can’t we just love and accept each other for what we are? Live and let live. Take joy in our world?
This book has a dysto... READ MORE
Powerful
A powerful novel about what it is to be human. The Parn Institute works with genetics and is experimenting with resurrecting long-dead species, including h... READ MORE
Really well told with a hint of sci-fi
Set in the near future (2030), "The Seventh Son" by Sebastian Faulks reminded me of a John Marrs or Claire North novel - really well told with a hint of sc... READ MORE
A frightening IVF experiment that brings scientific research for the future into the present with terrifying results
A story set in the future where mistakes of the past have been corrected yet progress raises frightening decisions with terrifying repercussions that will... READ MORE
A futuristic story of implications of genetic engineering on future generations
A story set in the future where mistakes of the past have been corrected yet progress raises frightening decisions with terrifying repercussions that will... READ MORE
Highly topical, relevant and a well-told story...
Sebastian Faulks is a good storyteller and this is a great story. Talissa needs money to complete her post-doctorate research and comes across a document f... READ MORE
Another masterpiece from Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks at his masterly best – but in a new realm of dystopia. Highly recommended.
Talissa has put herself forward to carry another couple’s ch... READ MORE
cleverly unsettlling and thought provoking
I love Sebastian Faulks’ writing, and I really enjoyed a lot about this book, just not all of it. On the plus side, the ideas and issues it explores are th... READ MORE
Looking forward reading.
I have not read yet, but expect it to be good. I rated on expectation
One of Faulks's best works. Set in near future it's a deceptively chilling tale.
Sebastian Faulks has written a very thought provoking book with this one. Certainly one of his best, for me. It is difficult to tell too much about the plo... READ MORE
The Seventh Son
We start with a couple who desperately want a child and a young woman who is willing to carry one for them - she desperately needs the money to fund her on... READ MORE
A genetic experiment and its effect
It’s a near-future world where your car talks to you and Airtubes take you somewhere at 550 miles per hour. A woman volunteers to be a surrogate mother for... READ MORE
A thought provoking tale set in the near future
This is a very well written book, full of extensive descriptions of the various settings and locations. There is a fair amount of science involved but it... READ MORE
A story to enjoy and to make you think
Set in the near future, this novel explores some challenging ideas around what it means to be human. Talisa, an American academic, agrees to be a surrogate... READ MORE
Thought-provoking and fast-paced
Set a little into the future (from the year 2030 onwards) this novel explores many themes, such as identity, surrogacy, equality and diversity, media manip... READ MORE
Thought provoking
unintentionally ended up reading this immediately after a sci-Fi book with some similar themes- I enjoyed both but this one pipped to first place. There ar... READ MORE
Really disappointing
Love SF's books so all the more disappointing not to have enjoyed this one. The characters were under developed, story and character threads that kind of m... READ MORE
A thought provoking read
The Seventh Son - Sebastian Faulks
A novel set in the near future 2030 and spanning 25 years with thought provoking themes that could all too easily be t... READ MORE
A thought provoking work of literary speculative fiction
‘A Child Will Be Born Who Will Change Everything’ - teaser.
My thanks to Random House U.K. Cornerstone Hutchinson Heinemann for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘... READ MORE
An esoteric read!
This powerful novel is set in the not-too-distant future and raises many ethical, moral and cultural issues. IVF, surrogacy, attitudes to those who are ‘di... READ MORE
Future, science, genetic dilemmas
What a fabulous book, it speaks to your brain and your heart. I could not put it down. It touches on scientific possibilities that should not be tried, but... READ MORE
Disappointing
Subject matter had potential, but plot is very thin, characterisations meagre and the author is totally bamboozled by the science. I was very disappointed ... READ MORE
Between The Covers - Series 7 Book
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
Before it was announced as a Between The Covers read for BBC2 series 7 I had heard mixed reviews.
I con... READ MORE
Intriguing
A convincing speculation about unethical use of research in the genetic field. The main character is credibly portrayed. Perhaps the romantic twist stretch... READ MORE
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