Psyclone

Rating:
Summary: Fast. Entertaining ... Frightening.
Review: A taut, fast paced, character driven thriller. Psyclone is the type of story that makes you sit up nights wondering about the scientists in the world. Do we really know what they are up to in their labs? Do we really understand the complicated ramifications of the tests they might be performing, whether authorized or unauthorized?

A body farm of adult sized human clones. A perfect storage place for human organs. A way to heal and save the lives of living humans. The idea has merit and Dr. David Brooks dedicates his life to the task.

When he achieves success, a new question is laid on the table. At what costs? The clone, Darryl is more human than Dr. Brooks could ever have imagined. Since his research was a private, personal and not authorized, he has to figure out what to do now with his clone. He can't leave him in the lab. He can't take him home...

And what if a clone can learn at an accelerated rate. What if that clone comes to learn what he is? Once the can of worms is opened, Dr. Brooks finds himself in a waking nightmare.

Like a tropical storm, a raging cyclone, Roger Sharp has written a Michael Crichton style thriller, full of haunting possibilities. Sharp has a clean, easy writing style. He knows how to build and carry out suspense filled scenes-a splendid debut novel. I look forward to more.
--Phillip Tomasso III, author of Third Ring, Tenth House & Mind Play

Rating:
Summary: Fast. Entertaining ... Frightening.
Review: A taut, fast paced, character driven thriller. Psyclone is the type of story that makes you sit up nights wondering about the scientists in the world. Do we really know what they are up to in their labs? Do we really understand the complicated ramifications of the tests they might be performing, whether authorized or unauthorized?

A body farm of adult sized human clones. A perfect storage place for human organs. A way to heal and save the lives of living humans. The idea has merit and Dr. David Brooks dedicates his life to the task.

When he achieves success, a new question is laid on the table. At what costs? The clone, Darryl is more human than Dr. Brooks could ever have imagined. Since his research was a private, personal and not authorized, he has to figure out what to do now with his clone. He can't leave him in the lab. He can't take him home...

And what if a clone can learn at an accelerated rate. What if that clone comes to learn what he is? Once the can of worms is opened, Dr. Brooks finds himself in a waking nightmare.

Like a tropical storm, a raging cyclone, Roger Sharp has written a Michael Crichton style thriller, full of haunting possibilities. Sharp has a clean, easy writing style. He knows how to build and carry out suspense filled scenes-a splendid debut novel. I look forward to more.
--Phillip Tomasso III, author of Third Ring, Tenth House & Mind Play

Rating:
Summary: cutting edge suspense medical cautionary tale
Review: Research geneticist David Brooks envisions a whole new world with the progress being made in cloning. Like his colleagues he sees possibilities with organ regeneration, but unlike most of his peers fearing harvesting of humans, David pictures re-creations of Einstein or better yet his twin Daryl, abducted two decades ago ant not seen since. Thus, David hides his recent advancements even with big brother watching him.

However, once successful, practical questions arise as to what to do with Daryl and philosophical-religious issues are brought up as to whether the cloned individual is human or even contains a soul. If not, what will fill the conscience of a vacuous corpse that looks human? David will learn the answer as the spirit world hates a vacuum and something deadly has filled that void. Feeling responsible, David must stop the murders of the innocent.

Readers of cutting edge suspense medical thrillers will appreciate PSYCLONE, a fast-paced cautionary tale that modernizes Shelly's Frankenstein (the book, not the movies). Though doubtful that David could achieve so much so fast in secret with only one colleague somewhat involved and a team watching every step, readers will understand his obsessive needs. Still the key to this sharp story is the ethical questions that are raised that demand society open the debate now and not allow one person (political, religious, or scientific) to determine morality paths.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: cutting edge suspense medical cautionary tale
Review: Research geneticist David Brooks envisions a whole new world with the progress being made in cloning. Like his colleagues he sees possibilities with organ regeneration, but unlike most of his peers fearing harvesting of humans, David pictures re-creations of Einstein or better yet his twin Daryl, abducted two decades ago ant not seen since. Thus, David hides his recent advancements even with big brother watching him.

However, once successful, practical questions arise as to what to do with Daryl and philosophical-religious issues are brought up as to whether the cloned individual is human or even contains a soul. If not, what will fill the conscience of a vacuous corpse that looks human? David will learn the answer as the spirit world hates a vacuum and something deadly has filled that void. Feeling responsible, David must stop the murders of the innocent.

Readers of cutting edge suspense medical thrillers will appreciate PSYCLONE, a fast-paced cautionary tale that modernizes Shelly's Frankenstein (the book, not the movies). Though doubtful that David could achieve so much so fast in secret with only one colleague somewhat involved and a team watching every step, readers will understand his obsessive needs. Still the key to this sharp story is the ethical questions that are raised that demand society open the debate now and not allow one person (political, religious, or scientific) to determine morality paths.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Interesting. Scary because it's possible
Review: Roger Sharp's story Psyclone brings up questions worth examining. Our capabilities have advanced to where the idea of cloning isn't far fetched as it was years ago. We wonder, would a clone have a soul? If not, would it be open for possession by other spirits? Sharp weaved his suspenseful and exciting story around this chilling topic keeping readers turning pages and shuddering over the terrifying real possibilities.

The novel, written in third person, begins with David Brooks, who is a successful scientist and knows it's against the law to clone a human. That is too bad, he thinks, because it wouldn't be difficult. In fact he knew it would work. It did with the secret mouse. The little guy turned out better than perfect. Dr. Brooks still missed his identical ten-year-old twin brother, as did his mother. Wouldn't she be thrilled if David brought Darryl back?

With his co-workers away on business, David begins to work hard and fast at his experiment. After success, he feels something similar to parental love for his naive clone. His asexual creation looked just like him, and of course Darryl his twin. It was difficult to leave Darryl alone, but he couldn't stay with his rapidly growing creation. His wife, Gayla, already was angry about the long hours he spent at the lab. She'd never agree or understand his staying overnight there.

Darryl seemed vulnerable, and existed because of him. David found he loved Darryl as a newborn son; one that had the body of an adult man, but the mind of a child. He didn't like leaving day after day. Darryl was more vulnerable than David realized. A terrifying presence visited as soon as David walked out the door. No matter what he did it was with him. The innocent clone wondered where that man went who took care of him. Darryl cried and wailed waiting for David to come to his aide before he passed out from exhaustion and dehydration.

Upon his arrival, David noticed that one of his co-workers, Trevor, was back. I sure hope Darryl stays quiet so Trevor doesn't find out about him, David thought to himself. His pace accelerated into a sprint until he saw Darryl hunched over Trevor's body.

"Oh, God, No! What have you done, Darryl?"
Thus the unthinkable begins and nothing is ever the same for David, Darryl, Gayla, or multitudes.

The author, Roger Sharp, Jr. works as a System Administrator for the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He is currently working on two other novels, one of which is the sequel to Psyclone.

Roger Sharp's style flows smoothly making reading easy. He created characters to care about and placed them in a too real situation providing an eerie ride.

I found Sharp's topic interesting and his style of writing entertaining. He raised an issue I'm now more concerned about than ever. It certainly is a matter of time before science clones a human, whether legally or not. This story will appeal to those intrigued or concerned about cloning. It's also for those who like horror, suspense, and delving into real life possibilities.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting. Scary because it's possible
Review: Roger Sharp's story Psyclone brings up questions worth examining. Our capabilities have advanced to where the idea of cloning isn't far fetched as it was years ago. We wonder, would a clone have a soul? If not, would it be open for possession by other spirits? Sharp weaved his suspenseful and exciting story around this chilling topic keeping readers turning pages and shuddering over the terrifying real possibilities.

The novel, written in third person, begins with David Brooks, who is a successful scientist and knows it's against the law to clone a human. That is too bad, he thinks, because it wouldn't be difficult. In fact he knew it would work. It did with the secret mouse. The little guy turned out better than perfect. Dr. Brooks still missed his identical ten-year-old twin brother, as did his mother. Wouldn't she be thrilled if David brought Darryl back?

With his co-workers away on business, David begins to work hard and fast at his experiment. After success, he feels something similar to parental love for his naive clone. His asexual creation looked just like him, and of course Darryl his twin. It was difficult to leave Darryl alone, but he couldn't stay with his rapidly growing creation. His wife, Gayla, already was angry about the long hours he spent at the lab. She'd never agree or understand his staying overnight there.

Darryl seemed vulnerable, and existed because of him. David found he loved Darryl as a newborn son; one that had the body of an adult man, but the mind of a child. He didn't like leaving day after day. Darryl was more vulnerable than David realized. A terrifying presence visited as soon as David walked out the door. No matter what he did it was with him. The innocent clone wondered where that man went who took care of him. Darryl cried and wailed waiting for David to come to his aide before he passed out from exhaustion and dehydration.

Upon his arrival, David noticed that one of his co-workers, Trevor, was back. I sure hope Darryl stays quiet so Trevor doesn't find out about him, David thought to himself. His pace accelerated into a sprint until he saw Darryl hunched over Trevor's body.

"Oh, God, No! What have you done, Darryl?"
Thus the unthinkable begins and nothing is ever the same for David, Darryl, Gayla, or multitudes.

The author, Roger Sharp, Jr. works as a System Administrator for the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He is currently working on two other novels, one of which is the sequel to Psyclone.

Roger Sharp's style flows smoothly making reading easy. He created characters to care about and placed them in a too real situation providing an eerie ride.

I found Sharp's topic interesting and his style of writing entertaining. He raised an issue I'm now more concerned about than ever. It certainly is a matter of time before science clones a human, whether legally or not. This story will appeal to those intrigued or concerned about cloning. It's also for those who like horror, suspense, and delving into real life possibilities.

Rating:
Summary: A Spectacular Book at a Spectacular Time
Review: They've cloned a human embryo. There's talk of cloning a human sometime soon. The world is in one of the biggest debates it has ever seen. And now, Roger Sharp chronicles what could happen in Psyclone.

I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of this novel six months ago, and even then, I got chills with how this novel echoed what could be the truth. Cloning's a hot topic right now, but Roger penned this long before there was talk of cloning a human embryo. Spooky.

This novel could rest solely upon its topic. Fortunately, the author crafted spectacular prose and top-notch characterization around the plot, offering a read that you just can't put down. I found myself thinking about the book even when I wasn't reading it.

With a wide array of books to choose from these days, Psyclone stands out as a true winner, offering a glimpse into the future of cloning, and revealing believable characters and situations to drive this novel from beginning to end. I have no doubt you will be thrilled with this novel, and it will be of the sort you'll tell all your friends about.

John Misak, Author of Soft Case and Time Stand Still