A new caliber of thriller set at the collision of ’60s counterculture and the rise of dark forces in world government. Heroes creator Tim Kring injects history with a supernatural, hallucinogenic what-if. Set in the crucible of the 1960s, Shift is the story of Chandler Forrestal, a man whose life is changed forever when he is unwittingly dragged into a CIA mind-control experiment. After being given a massive dose of LSD, Chandler develops a frightening array of mental powers. With his one-in-a-billion brain chemistry, Chandler’s heightened perception uncovers a plot to assassinate President Kennedy. Propelled to prevent the conspiracy of assassination and anarchy, Chandler becomes a target for deadly forces in and out of the government and is pursued across a simmering landscape peopled by rogue CIA agents, Cuban killers, Mafia madmen, and ex-Nazi scientists…all the while haunted by a beautiful woman with her own scandalous past to purge, her own score to settle. Chased across America, will Chandler be able to harness his “shift” and rewrite history? Combining the nonstop style of Ludlum with the sinister, tangled conspiracies of DeLillo and Dick, and featuring cameos from Lee Harvey Oswald to Timothy Leary to J. Edgar Hoover, Shift is a thriller guaranteed to be equal parts heart-stopping and thought-provoking.
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"This is an amazing book. It combines science fiction with well known historical events to create a 'what if' mind set. I really liked this book! " — Michael (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is an amazing book. It combines science fiction with well known historical events to create a 'what if' mind set. I really liked this book! "
" Good first novel from the creator of TV's Heroes. Yet another Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory, not as good as Elroy, but better than most and brings a new science-fictiony twist that's a little unexpected and interesting. "
" Reminds me of a bunch of TV I've watched recently. Something along the lines of Heros + the men who stare at goats + 'retro' Fringe. A very strange trip. "
" An interesting idea but I found the excution VERY slow and had a difficult time caring for the main character as we didn't get to know him very well. They did do a good job protraying the atomsphere of the early cold war very well. "
" no... just no "
" Too many shifts back and forth between times and characters. I'm not into the drug scene and didn't find the plot very captivating. "
" Melchior - unforgettable character! "
" This is an amazing book. It combines science fiction with well known historical events to create a 'what if' mind set. I really liked this book! "
" Very confusing, but also very fast-moving and at least mildly interesting. I wonder, is book 2 still gonna come out, or has the series been scrapped and we haven't found out yet? "
" I gave up. Couldn't make head nor tail of it. "
" 1,5 plutôt... Trop compliqué à suivre, et puis je n'ai pas accroché à l'écriture... M. Kring, après la fin d'Heroes, voilà une nouvelle déception :( "
Dale Peck is an acclaimed author of many books for adults as well as a reviewer and critic. He lives in New York City.
Robert Forster is an award-winning film and television actor best known for his Oscar-nominated supporting role as Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.
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