false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173718219m/317194.jpg 317194 2 Phil D'Amato, a forensic scientist working for the NYPD, is visiting an old friend in rural Pennsylvania--home of the Amish. When the friend with no known allergies drops dead of a sudden allergic reaction, D'Amato decides to investigate. He finds himself at the center of a 30,000 year-old biowar being waged with genetically engineered weapons. As he probes deeper, it becomes apparent that the Amish are not the technophobes they appear to be.<p> In his first novel, Levinson was not afraid to tackle big concepts. His narrative spans 1,300 years and several continents, from the Tocharians, a tribe living in Xinjiang on the Silk Road route around 750 A.D., to a New York library janitor who may or may not be entirely human. When the bodies of what look like recently dead Neanderthals start turning up in Toronto and London, the book revs into high gear. We hurtle through a dozen murders, theories for the origins of Homo sapiens and the demise of the Neanderthals; touch on aspects of the philosophy of science and the possibility that cave paintings are really prehistoric movies; and wrap up with an interesting vision of what humanity might have been--if only things had turned out differently.<p> Phil D'Amato made his first appearance in <I>Analog</I>, and fans of his forensic sleuthing will love this full-length treatment. It is biological SF of the Old School--plenty of adventure with no fancy writing and very little character development to get in the way of the plot. <I>--Luc Duplessis</I> 2004348 1999 The Silk Code (Phil D'Amato) total:31|5:7|4:8|3:10|2:3|1:3| 31 106 59 3 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 11:03:18 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:06:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 13 12:43:32 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 07:37:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 23 04:21:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 04:22:17 -0800 2008 http://xrl.us/bb7dq]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 20:40:36 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:40:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 18:50:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 18:50:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 20:41:35 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:07:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:07:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 08:36:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:36:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 07:03:32 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 07:03:32 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon May 25 19:26:55 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 19:26:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 22 22:43:04 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 22:43:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat May 16 03:14:06 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 13:40:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 03:14:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 17:05:36 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:05:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 18:37:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:37:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 19 10:57:09 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 10:57:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 05 19:57:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:57:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 14:21:26 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:58:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 13:17:12 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 13:17:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 21:58:14 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 21:58:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 14:25:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 14:25:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 30 21:58:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 21:58:10 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=317194