Review - The Twin Paradox - 3 stars

 

The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter is a different take on the storyline of “Jurassic Park.”  In this case there are not dinosaur’s DND being trapped in amber and extracted but the DNA of past “great” men and women has been collected through various nefarious means and through various methods by the Soviet/Russians’ financing.

Once this DNA has been collected and used to create embryos of maybe the next Einstein, Da Vinci, Catherine the Great, and just about anyone where there were DNS strands to work with.  Now in this science, I’d call fantasy rather than fiction, you have to suspend credulity to think that DNA would remain viable that long.

Enter the military-industrial complex that has financed the education of the budding geniuses and then throw in some time-bending ideas—put together and mix.  The voila you have a story.

The story gets a bit more complicated when it is discovered that the US is not alone in creating these youngsters now out of time.  The old nature vs. nurture is in full bloom and it is interesting to watch.  While you are there you may as well throw in some quantum time physics and time-dilation.

The story builds until its climax – who will win the battle of not only time-benders but also of competing people out of time.  It is sort of interesting, but it just too far fetched for this reader but I can see how some would really love it.  This is the reason for the 3 stars.