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# Change Agent Hardcover – April 18, 2017

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    Change Agent shows how much Daniel Suarez has grown as a writer
  

*by I***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2017*

The first novel that I read by Daniel Suarez was Daemon, he wrote as Leinad Zeraus. Suarez has always had a talent for writing page turners. Daemon has a fascinating plot. But Daemon is not a novel with deeply developed characters.Change Agent shows how much Daniel Suarez has grown as a writer. The novel revolves around the character of Ken Durand. Early in the novel Ken Durand is injected with a "change agent" that can edit the genes in the trillions of cells that make up a human. Durand's genetics and his body are transformed into the genotype and body of a crime lord who is wanted world wide for terrible crimes. The reader sees Durand's struggles and motivations in great detail. As the novel heads toward its conclusion one of the questions that Ken Durand is asked is whether our true identity is our form and flesh or whether our true being is separate.Change Agent explores how recent developments in genetic engineering may change society. The CRISPR gene editing enables genetic engineering that was impossible only a few years ago. Single gene mutations that would harm a child when it grows up can be edited in the embryo (although so far there are only reports of this being done in China). Other single gene changes, like hair and eye color, could be made. Even changes that could increase memory, intelligence or athletic stamina might be possible in the future. Changes to an emergent characteristic like intelligence would involve multiple genes and in Change Agent massive computing resources are required to model the genetic edits.Change Agent also explores the dark side of sophisticated genetic engineering. What if child soldiers could be engineered so that they were entirely without conscience and obeyed orders without question? Or factory workers could be created who need a minimum of food, who can quickly master repetitive tasks and will work tirelessly without complaint. Human workers who are cheaper than factory robots. Some of this is the stuff of nightmare.Mammals are more complicated than anything that humans have ever constructed. Complex organisms are not only products of their genes, but of complex gene expression and interaction. Some of the elements in Change Agent may be overblown, but Daniel Suarez's speculations are plausible and fascinating.

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    Positively outstanding!
  

*by M***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2019*

CHANGE AGENT was published in 2017, but it tops my list of the best book I read in 2019. A phenomenal read!Oh my goodness! CHANGE AGENT is, to me, like waking up on Christmas morning to all my dream presents! If you enjoy books by Robin Cook and/or Michael Crichton and/or Philip K. Dick, you will love this one!I'm always on the lookout for great techno thrillers, the blurb for CHANGE AGENT proved irresistible, and the book is ten times better than I expected. First of all, it's exceptionally well written, the universe created is astounding yet entirely believable, and every character is fully fleshed out; all of this is remarkable for this sort of book. It's fast-paced, informative, ingenious, action-packed, intelligent, thought-provoking, and beyond exciting. I love the diversity of characters and the setting - Singapore, Thailand, and Myanmar - in the year 2045, and the science aspect is simply astonishing.I cared for the main character, Kenneth Durand; he's relatable and "normal" and it was easy to understand his ethical and existential concerns. But he is not the only fabulous character; Otto and Dr. Freye are truly unforgettable. CHANGE AGENT is a brilliant, amazing, fantastic book and Daniel Suarez is an extraordinary writer. This one goes on my keeper shelf! I hope it's the first book in a series because the universe of CHANGE AGENT is just too awesome to stop at one book.

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    Mesmerizing concept; meandering execution 3½☆
  

*by K***  on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2019*

Daemon was my first AI gone mad experience and totally hooked me on Daniel Suarez. Change Agent is my first genediting adventure and again, I've been totally captivated by the idea of biological transformation at one's very DNA. The bioengineering concepts mesmerized me.I wasn't so entralled by the rambling route from the fascinating first genetic re-identity to the anticlimactic confrontation with the change maker. I'd have preferred a crisper pace with more focus on biotampering rather than meandering journey through disposable have-nothing hoards and hedonistically excessive techie havens. And the implausibly contrived invitation to the bioediting facility stretched credulity.Sure the writing is smooth and the cautionary fictionalizing is philosophically spot on, but desultory aimlessness of the plot makes the point as disquietingly vague as Otto's "counterwound" DNA. I'm all for social commentary as SciFi or fantasy, but dystopian ethos gets lost when too much focus lands lightly on the perks while skipping negligently over the ubiquitous detriments.Still, the story kept me engaged, and I appreciated the decent proofing enough to round up from 3½☆. But I'd rate it better as an exciting movie than a deeply engaging book.

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