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ANCESTOR On a remote island in Lake Superior, scientists struggle to solve the problem of xenotransplantation -- using animal tissue to replace failing human organs. Funded by the biotech firm Genada, Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf seeks to recreate the ancestor of all mammals. By getting back to the root of our creation, Rhumkorrf hopes to create an animal with human internal organs. Rhumkorrf discovers the ancestor, but it is not the small, harmless creature he envisions. His genius gives birth to a fast-growing evil that nature eradicated 250 million years ago -- an evil now on the loose, and very, very hungry... ---------------- Ancestor is the world's most-popular "podcast novel." A serialized audiobook delivered in 20 weekly episodes, Ancestor's first run played to an audience of more than 30,000 die-hard fans in 31 countries. All told, fans have downloaded more than 700,000 episodes of Ancestor. En route to a rousing final episode, Ancestor was the #1 literary podcast on iTunes and every other podcast index, including Morpheus, FeedBurner, Podiobooks.com and Podcast Alley. The book's popularity caught the attention of the broadcast world, and was the first audiobook broadcast on Sirius Satellite to the company's 4.3 million subscribers.

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4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:02:28 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:32:43 -0700 2009 1 Scott Sigler's writing style reminds me of a cross between Stephen King's and Michael Crichton's. Sigler has a grasp on modern science and technology, and uses it to invest the reader emotionally in the well-being of his stories' characters, creating gripping tales that leave you wanting to read "...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 09:56:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 10:20:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 08 13:34:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 09:05:18 -0700 2008 http://meta-tainment.com/2007/05/01/book...

What began as an online audio book has become an excellent novel by Scott Sigler. Mad scientists, secret agents, and ex-Military businessmen make this the most thrilling novel I’ve ever read.

The story really keeps you on the edge of...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 10:12:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 10:29:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:41:30 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:15:00 -0800 2009 This was an action-packed, exciting adventure as a genetic experiment goes horribly wrong on a tiny island in Lake Superior.
Characters were well-developed and the book had a satisfying resolution. It was fairly gory and violen...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Dec 19 17:19:58 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 17:20:57 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:23:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 11:36:31 -0700 2009
I did enjoy ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 14 17:07:52 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 17:09:16 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Feb 18 21:46:51 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 21:47:40 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:17:29 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 16:24:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 31 07:43:14 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 20 06:20:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 14:07:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 14:12:40 -0700 2007 Anyway the book, very good read.
]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 03 07:26:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 07:29:58 -0800 2008 scottsigler.com). A very cool monster horro book about the search for the original mamal that spawned us all.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 18 20:06:29 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 20:10:38 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 07 10:35:16 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 10:36:02 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Jul 30 19:57:02 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 08:38:13 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Apr 14 09:22:17 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 14:59:31 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 07:03:52 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 07:03:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 13:39:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:39:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 13:07:27 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 13:07:27 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=481601