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The Human Blend is a science fiction adventure centered around a group of thieves living in a future where physical alterations and enhancements are an everyday common occurrence. If you could take on a body with any features you wanted, what would it look like? And what would you do with them—human or otherwise?
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"not great writing but good fun sci fi read. it is nice to read a book which doesn't have zombies or wizards but has strange twisted science gone amock in the future story."
— Elyse (4 out of 5 stars)
The Human Blend Listener Reviews
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" An interesting book, but as the first in a trilogy I'll have to reserve judgement until I see the other two books. "
— Battlecat, 2/10/2014 -
" A friend suggested this author. I do like science fiction, not so much detail on how to attach and remove bionic parts. I laid this down several times, read two other books, and without another available I finished reading...interesting concept. I decided I liked the basic story without all the bionic details. Keep in mind, I really don't like a lot of blood and guts details on TV or in other stories. Guess I could try the author again. "
— Joy, 2/9/2014 -
" Exciting and interesting sci fi. I love me some Alan Dean Foster. :) I'm looking forward to the next one! "
— Miranda, 2/5/2014 -
" First off, this is not a stand alone novel. Or at least it better not be if you want a conclusion. It ends with no resolutions to any of the questions raised. While this isn't necessarily bad, it would have been nice to have known this going into the reading.Secondly there are some little errors that proved annoying. Savannah is not on the Carolina coast. Characters suddenly knowing the name of a character who refused to tell them his name. Taking a page to explain that his name is pronouced Mol-lay even though it is spelled Mole(and he is sometimes called The Mole. This last one is only annoying because you would only make the mistake if you saw his name in writing which only the readers did.Finally the authors use of new words made up of combining words or abbreviations were jarring at times.One example being maniped for manipulated. Easy enough unless you think of someone going for a manicure/pedicure. These are trivial complaints but they did have a tendency to throw me out of the story.Hopefully if there is a second book, it will make up for the shortcomings of this one. "
— David, 2/3/2014 -
" It stinks we never learn what's on this thread thing. I guess you're supposed to want to read the rest of the impending series, but I just don't care that much. "
— Patrick, 1/8/2014 -
" Fans of "Repo Man, The Opera" may enjoy this. Interestingly, the word "android" is unmentioned in this novel... "
— Hilary, 12/20/2013 -
" I tried, but couldn't get through it! "
— Tentiger, 12/6/2013 -
" Eh it's ok. I like the basic plot and the ideas but there is something about his writing style that just doesn't fully engage me. I'll probably read the next one but I'm in no hurry. "
— Eric, 12/3/2013 -
" Has a lot of potential, but is incredibly anti-climactic. Nothing really happens except going from one place to another and going through the motions of what readers already know. There's also some really forced romance in there that seems incredibly out of place and unbelievable. "
— Courtney, 12/1/2013 -
" ...did not love it. "
— June, 8/10/2013 -
" It was interesting enough for me to finish it, but it did take a while. I wish it would have not have had such and abrupt ending. I will need to read the other books in this series to make a final judgement. "
— Caroline, 4/22/2013 -
" Interesting premise, didn't love the way the story played out. "
— Nancy, 3/21/2013 -
" I like Mr. Foster's writing, but didn't love the story. "
— hohoholly, 11/23/2012 -
" An interesting future to be sure, but if the second book is expensive I'll probably not be carrying on. Things didn't seem to go very far, but the game board is set up now so progress may be better later in the series. "
— Sean, 8/7/2012 -
" Read from 1/23 - 1/25. "
— Kristin, 6/28/2012 -
" ADF is one of the best sci-fi authors ever, he creates an incredible new world here "
— Marisella, 2/17/2012 -
" The master story teller. Possibly his best? "
— E, 1/7/2012 -
" Interesting concept. It's a sci-fi, but not really written with the tone of a sci-fi, more like fiction. It was fun, and I look forward to the next ones! "
— Sherry, 10/18/2011 -
" I tried, but couldn't get through it! "
— Tentiger, 6/14/2011 -
" It was interesting enough for me to finish it, but it did take a while. I wish it would have not have had such and abrupt ending. I will need to read the other books in this series to make a final judgement. "
— Caroline, 5/12/2011 -
" The master story teller. Possibly his best? "
— E, 3/27/2011 -
" Fans of "Repo Man, The Opera" may enjoy this. Interestingly, the word "android" is unmentioned in this novel... "
— Renfrew, 2/25/2011 -
" An interesting book, but as the first in a trilogy I'll have to reserve judgement until I see the other two books. "
— Battlecat, 2/14/2011 -
" very well written as all Alan Dean Foster books I've read are! "
— Dino, 1/7/2011
About Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Approaching Storm and the popular Pip & Flinx novels, as well as novelizations of several films, including Transformers, Star Wars, the first three Aliens films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction, the first science fiction work ever to do so.
About David Colacci
David Colacci is an actor and director who has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee, as well as extensive work on new plays. As a narrator, he has won numerous Earphones Awards, earned Audie Award nominations, and been included in Best Audio of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal. He was a resident actor and director with the Cleveland Play House for eight years and has been artistic director of the Hope Summer Rep Theater since 1992.