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Seizure Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Robin Cook (Author), Dylan Baker (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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Senator Ashley Butler is a quintessential Southern demagogue whose support of traditional American values includes a knee-jerk reaction against virtually all biotechnologies. When he's called to chair a subcommittee introducing legislation to ban new cloning technology, the senator views his political future in bold relief; and Dr. Daniel Lowell, inventor of the technique that will take stem cell research to the next level, sees a roadblock positioned before his biotech startup.

The two seemingly opposite personalities clash during the senate hearings, but the men have a common desire. Butler's hunger for political power far outstrips his concern for the unborn; and Lowell's pursuit of gargantuan personal wealth and celebrity overrides any considerations for patients' well-being. Further complicating the proceedings is the confidential news that Senator Butler has developed Parkinson's disease, leading the senator and the researcher into a Faustian pact. In a perilous attempt to prematurely harness Lowell's new technology, the therapy leaves the senator with the horrifying effects of temporal lobe epilepsy, seizures of the most bizarre order.

Torn from the headlines, Seizure is a cautionary tale for a time where biotechnology pulls us into a promising yet frightening new world.

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 31 minutes
  2. Author
    Robin Cook
  3. Narrator
    Dylan Baker
  4. Audible release date
    May 6, 2005
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0009MZ7FW
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 6 hours and 31 minutes
Author Robin Cook
Narrator Dylan Baker
Audible.com Release Date May 06, 2005
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0009MZ7FW
Best Sellers Rank #126,646 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#140 in Medical & Forensic Thrillers
#308 in Medical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#883 in Medical Fiction (Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, great story part medical thriller part theological
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015
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I love Robin Cook's writing and how he can incorporate medical issues and ethics into mainstream social topics. This one incorporated the Shroud of Turin with a controversial treatment using DNA which I thought was really well done. I also like how he includes characters from other novels of his. It gives a feeling of continuity and that the stories and people could be real. I've read the book and the only bad thing about the audio book is it is abridged so you don't get all the details of the full story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2019
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A little slow in the beginning but got much better. There is some talk of stem cell now, so who knows?
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Gail Henson
5.0 out of 5 stars Timely read
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2021
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I always enjoy Robin Cook and this was a timely read. I continue to learn more each time by reading the author notes
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Carl R D'Agostino( DAG)
3.0 out of 5 stars Bioscience intrigue
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016
The previous reviews sum it up but my addition to the comments would be that as the story ends dramatically it left me wondering about people , places and things. There could have been a wrap up chapter or two to tie up what happens to theentities that have been part of the story. The fate of the clinic and its leading characters, the fate of Stephanie's brother, the political ramifications of the death of a main character and so on. Includes discussion of bioscience ethics which has been described as "preachy" but I found those discussions relevant and of interest as we live in a world of tech medicine with so many possibilities even slippery slopes.
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Billy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Entertainment.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022
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Fast moving with surprise nuances, as expected from Robin Cook.
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Connie Baylock
5.0 out of 5 stars The plot/story line
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
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Don’t dislike anything Robin Cooks writes, even though I haven’t even started this one!
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Physiux
4.0 out of 5 stars Unlike other Robin Cook books, there is less of ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2015
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Unlike other Robin Cook books, there is less of the action and more of the technical hooplah. the book has all type of characters: politicians, Italian mob, quack doctors, clerics, etc. Therapeutic cloning is explained in layman's term that is not hard to understand.
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Gram2
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story line
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2020
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This was a fun and engaging book with a shocker of an ending. If you like Robin Cook, you'll love this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Research done
Reviewed in India on May 3, 2020
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I love Robin cook' s books.All medical facts are procedures described in detail and so very gripping and intersting .
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Mrs. Marilyn Mahabir
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2014
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This is one of Robin Cook's more recognisable creations. He is back to his normal medical, slightly ahead of time, mysteries rather than like some of his more sic-fi books. I enjoyed this one but have to admit I have been gripped more by some of his other novels.
However it was difficult to put down once I got into it. I found it a bit slow to start with but it is worth sticking with. As with all his novels it is very thought-provoking. I guess some people won't read the epilogue but it is worth reading as he discusses the difference between the situation in the USA and what we have here in the UK.
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robyn clarke
3.0 out of 5 stars Felt like what is the point to any of this
Reviewed in Australia on September 27, 2014
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I thought the ending was lazy after all that work. Felt like what is the point to any of this ?
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ベッパンおおかみ
5.0 out of 5 stars 医学とモラル
Reviewed in Japan on May 25, 2007
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元々Robin Cookの医学モノが好きなため、この本も購入。同作者の本を何冊も読んでいると、少々パターンが読めてきてしまう感もあるが、それでも一気に読めた。そして、その中でも、医療や医療に関わる者に関してのモラルなど、考えさせられる部分も多かった。あまり多くを書くと、本の内容にまで触れてしまう恐れがあるので書くことが出来ない事がもどかしい。

Robin Cookやそれ以外の医学小説が好きなら読んで損はない本だと思う。
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Happy girl
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in India on October 28, 2014
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Didn't like the story, too boring.
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