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There are collectors of stamps or coins, others prefer to collect works of art or vintage cars, Alberto Cola probably like to collect literary prizes: One of the latest additions to his collection Last came through the skin, captivating novel that ensemble in 2009 was awarded the second Prize Kipple.
The vast expanses of sand in the Sahara were covered by new types of predators, highly advanced cybernetic mechanisms that kill and kidnap people: Asad, of all tribes Amenokhal touareg, dedicated from birth to a great destiny, he knows that the survival of His people are in his hands, only he can lead a successful war against those who are exterminating his people.
In Shanghai constructs, cloned in the laboratory men, living a life of slavery, forced to survive to take telemorasi summary, an enzyme vital that they are unable to produce.
Their accelerated metabolism makes them a cheap labor force, and endogenous drugs that are capable of secreting the precious Amaranth, provides additional income for their owners. However, a resistance movement, led by old and wise and feisty young Xianqui and Magellan, is trying to change things.
Elena Ugarte is returning to Peru after twelve years of absence, the occasion is sad, her mother is dying, and she is there for the last farewell. But the past from which he tried to escape the falls on the Maufrais Pharmaceutique kidnapped the children of the village of Ququipata and corrupt authorities, who refuse to intervene. His people need help, and Helen understands that the twelve years as a mercenary were nothing but a preparation for the difficult task that awaits.
Arran is a sample of the Aviary, the sport is very dangerous practice, he is accustomed to rise on powerful jets of air to rush in and knock scary looking set point, nothing strange that an accident will reduce at the end of the game of life. But because the place where they have cared nothing like to a hospital, and because it starts to hear the voice of Eve, the woman who populates his dreams, even when awake?
The last scenario is the skin of a future not too close, where China has had time to fight (and lose) a war for possession of Taiwan, where Italy is divided between desertification and high technology, and the water is attached to the oil as a valuable raw material, a world different from ours, even if the desire for power and domination are not gone, all in all a very nice world to live.
Three branches of the story follows the stories of three people, two old and a newborn, each headed by a leader sometimes very reluctant, as in the case of Elena, but still capable and determined.
The fourth branch follows a single character, Arran, which unlike the other characters have no idea what's going on, but with the continuation of the story is gaining more confidence and determination.
Alberto Cola has chosen a choral setting of this novel, four seemingly unrelated stories that come together at the end, that formula can be risky, since pulling the strings in a consistent and compelling it is usually difficult, and if you fail gives the reader an unpleasant impression of unfinished mission.
This is certainly not the case, the criminal plan that brings all stakeholders to meet in a final really moved has a logic, however perverse perfect, the plot complex and a dry style and effectively capture the reader, keeping the tension high throughout the novel.
For those who like adventure novels, flavored by technological developments and a complex plot, Ultima skin is almost a must, as far as the future world imagined by Cola does not look like a nice place to live is full of interesting stories.
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