Children of the Atom

By Wilmar H. Shiras

Book Overview

Imagine a group of incredibly gifted children -- all roughly the same age, all hiding amazing abilities from a world they know will never accept them, and all the result of genetic mutation. One man... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001VYX3LC
• Release Date: March 1981
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Inc. / SFBC
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

You've got a friend.

When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there -- Carole King This is a great book with a surprisingly wonderful story. However, by the time you figure out where the author, Wilmar H. Shirra, is leading us, the book ends, and possibly the real story just begins. A psychiatrist stumbles on a secret that children born after a nuclear mishap have expanded intellects. This, of course, can be a blessing or a curse depending on how it is handled. There is a much bigger theme of which this is just the core. As with other readers, this book needs to be revisited periodically. If you like this story, you should also like “Starship on Saddle Mountain” by Atlantis Hallam. It is a different kind of story, but it also has the same general intent as this story.