Review:
As a whole, humans are, simply put, very smart animals. Our closest relative
is the ape, and we look like them, only with less hair. We hunt, we gather, we
live in groups. Sometimes, we prey on one another. In Kenneth E. Baker's The
Chosen One, a disease attacks the population of the United States and causes the
humans not only to hunt one another, but in some cases, to eat what they kill. A
select few will be spared from the disease, but they will become the prime
targets of the thousands who wish to cleanse the world of those who are
different and become a new society. Over ninety percent of the population will
die from the disease, and those that do not are the most dangerous men around.
One man, Pete, catches the disease, and through a fluke, ends up as part of
the world's biggest and most powerful computer. He starts calling those with the
disease to him, giving them orders and plotting the demise of the humans who
have 'captured' him within the computer.
One woman, Tony, will be completely spared from the disease, and learn that
she is the key to stopping the plague. Others will come to her, following
instinct and a higher power to her side and protecting her.
Bill, Tony's boyfriend, has to accept that his life will never again be the
same. Even after hearing his co-workers plotting his 'accidental death' he
cannot believe what is happening. He loves Tony and will follow her anywhere.
Joe, ex-military, follows instinct and starts heading for a small town to meet
up with the One. Along the way, he rescues a little girl from rape and death at
the hands of two men who have survived the disease and are now working with
Pete.
Stalker, a monstrous wolf, joins in the fight after a female voice promises
him that his mate and his pups will be safe while he is gone. He is needed to
protect the humans from themselves, and to travel with the One. His presence
comes in handy when the hunters try to capture the small party on their journey
to a safe place where they won't have to fear anymore.
But the odds are, literally, one thousand to one and with so many on their
tail, there is little chance of survival.
Mr. Baker has written a suspenseful, terrifying novel with The Chosen One.
With the diseases common today, from flu epidemics to AIDS and cancer, each of
them constantly changing into a stronger, more powerful strain, we are always
under a health scare. He plays on that fear and multiplies it ten-fold to keep
you on the edge of your seat and reading long into the night. Gather up your
courage for this tale. You're going to need it.
Reviewed By Marissa
© October 2005
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To read an excerpt go to http://www.kebaker.com/chosen2.html



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