Sharkman [Hardcover]

As the result of a car accident caused by texting while driving, Kwan Wilson is a wheelchair-bound paraplegic. His mother died during the crash and his overbearing father cannot forgive Kwan and sends him to live with his grandmother. The teen feels trapped, physically and mentally. He agrees to volunteer at an aquatic stem cell research center once he sees that he will be able to spend time with a lovely assistant. Kwan's guilt and frustration help him to justify his willingness to risk his life by injecting himself with shark stem cells and Human Growth Hormone (HGH). Kwan's crippled body not only heals, but continues to evolve into a body builder's physique with hyper senses, allowing him to once again be a basketball superstar. His adaptations spiral out of control and he develops the physical characteristics and predatory instincts of a bull shark. Kwan's father uses Kwan's amazing metamorphosis to assist with a covert military operation. The conclusionlike the rest of the novelis a fun ride. . . . Kwan is a likable protagonisthis insecurities, wants, and emotions (expressed in first-person narration) are typical of most teens. The novel is packed with scientific information on topics such as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), diving, and shark physiology, making it a great addition for collections promoting STEM fields.Praise for Meg: A Novel of Deep TerrorAn adrenaline-pumping thriller.Jaws meets Jurassic Park. . . . Altens well-groomed story rockets like a . . . filmscript from event to event. . . . An utterly amazing climax . . . hellishly riveting.Praise for The LochWith The Loch, Steve Alten combines meticulous research with riveting storytelling to craft a new genrethe historical science fiction thriller.Sometimes its the books with the weirdest premises that turn out to be the best ones. This one certainly is. Steve Alten serves up another of his fast-paced thrill rides that is so good, it makes it impossible to do anything else. . . . Its a lC%