Brain Child

This futuristic novel is, like its prequel, Pan, a medical futuristic novel, medical science fiction.  Pan's son Mercury Reynolds has grown up and is now a bio-medical scientist on the team engaged in the ultimate transplant:  the human brain. This story flows inexorably with page-turning force as things go from bad to worse to worst while the doctors solve problem after problem in order to save the life of one of the most gifted scientists ever to live.  Intrigue, attempted murder, euphoria for small successes, all combine to make this a medical science fiction masterpiece.

As the books opens, the experimental work has all been done; the neurosurgery transplant team is ready to do the world's first attempt in a human.  Reynolds struggles with the ethical, legal, and religious controversies surrounding the procedure.  When does life end?  What is the definition of a human being?  Where does the soul reside? 

Re-anastamosing the arteries is no problem:  it has been done by cardiovascular surgeons for decades.  The problem until now has been getting the neural pathways to regrow and become functional again.  With the help of Reynolds and a computer wizard, neurosurgeon Dr. Steinke has devised a bio-surgical breakthrough method to ensure that the spinal cord and cranial nerves do grow out to restore nerve function to every part of the body.

But, in a twist of fate, when Reynolds himself is forced to undergo the operation, his earlier speculation becomes a terrifying reality.  Faced with death from an incurable disease, but with a normal brain, he has to make the ultimate decision.  And he has to find the ideal recipient body for his brain.

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