This past week, Bruce Buffs first novel, The Soul of the Matter (Simon & Schuster\/Howard Books), which debuted last year, was released in paperback. <\/p>\n
In The Soul of the Matter, former cyber-intelligence analyst Dan Lawson seeks to unravel the mysteries his geneticist friend claims he discovered encoded in DNA: secrets that could destroy humankind. After a catastrophic experiment, Dan races against time and deadly pursuit to uncover whether the human soul can survive sciences conquest of nature. <\/p>\n
Along the way, charactersare forced to confront the reality of their existence.In his book, Buff examines intriguing questions about science and philosophy. <\/p>\n
Does DNA coding demonstrate that we are here by intent? <\/p>\n
And is the brain itself enough to produce perceptions, feelings, thoughts and awareness?Perhaps not maybe rather, every moment of our lives is our souls in action. <\/p>\n
Find excerpts from the book here, here, and here. And in case you wondered, the rumors are true: Discovery Institute plays a role in the story. Well, were not the main character, but you cant have everything.From David Klinghoffers reviewhere at Evolution News: <\/p>\n
As of today, ID is also something else that I wouldnt have predicted: the main theme and dramatic backdrop of a pretty effective and tense thriller by debut novelist Bruce Buff. Following the adventures of ex-CIA officer turned computer hacker Dan Lawson and eerily compelling pediatric oncologist Trish Alighieri, Mr. Buffs The Soul of the Matterexpertly invokes a range of ideas including irreducible complexity, the Cambrian explosion, the enigma of protein evolution, and the malign illusion of a transhuman future. <\/p>\n
Imagine Dan Brown meets Stephen Meyer meets Wesley J. Smith and youll have an idea of whats in store for readers. A turning point in the story involves a visit to Seattles Pioneer Square and, yes, Discovery Institute. If Mr. Browns knockout The Da Vinci Code were to be rewritten from a design perspective with the combined insights of Doug Axe, Michael Behe, and Jonathan Wells, you would have something like Mr. Buffs impressive book. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
[I]ts a novel that makes your foot jiggle nervously and your palms sweat, even as it deftly deals with a range of ideas connected with ID, and makes some points I hadnt thought of before. <\/p>\n
Publishers Weekly declares, A thrilling plot filled with deception and international intriguethis book will leave readers to ponder big questions of existence. B&N Reads describes the book as, A thriller that will have you thinking and questioning everything long after you read the last page. <\/p>\n
It is the first in a fast-paced three-book series by Mr. Buff. Get it now! <\/p>\n
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