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destination brain

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Fantastic voyage II

destination brain

1st ed.
  • 3.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 12 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

Not a sequel to the original Fantastic Voyage (a 1966 movie novelization), which Asimov chooses to ignore completely; the upshot isn't too much more than a sclerotically talky retread. In the 21st century, the superpowers coexist peacefully—so why do the Russians choose to kidnap frustrated brain researcher Albert Morrison (no one believes his advanced theories)? Well, genius scientist Shapirov, the inventor of miniaturization, lies in a coma, the victim of an experimental accident; the Russians need Morrison's expertise in order to tap the thoughts of the dying Shapirov (he was on the point of a dramatic breakthrough). The problem is that Morrison doesn't believe in miniaturization and, indeed, is terrified at the prospect. Still, after some judicious blackmail, he agrees to enter a specially-built submarine, along with its stereotyped crew, hearty Dezhnev, manipulative Boranova, Finno-Russian Kaliinin, and obsessive Konev: they will be shrunk to molecular size and injected into Shapirov's comatose brain. After various adventures—unsurprising stuff to fans of the first Voyage—they reemerge, the mission apparently a failure and Shapirov dead, with a mildly surprising twist ending still to come. Like much of Asimov's recent output: a novel-sized conversation, scientifically more credible than FVI but just as tepid plot-and-drama-wise. It slips down easily enough but leaves no lingering impression.

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Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
332

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Cover of: Destination cerveau
Destination cerveau
2005-12, Presses de la cite
in French
Cover of: Fantastic Voyage II
Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
1988-08, Spectra/Bantam Books
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Cover of: Fantastic voyage II
Fantastic voyage II: destination brain
1987, Doubleday
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

"Limited edition frontispiece by Ron Miller"--P. [4]

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Fantastic voyage two., Fantastic voyage 2.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3551.S5 F36 1987

The Physical Object

Pagination
332 p. ;
Number of pages
332

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2376973M
Internet Archive
fantasticvoyagei00asim
ISBN 10
0385239262
LCCN
87005334
OCLC/WorldCat
15280901
Library Thing
39705
Goodreads
1513816
1678023

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