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Somebody has stolen the most beautiful cat in history!

It’s 2050, and the Cerulean cat, with its mesmerizing iridescent blue fur, is the ultimate genomic engineering triumph of the high-flying company, Animata. Animata reaps massive profits creating and selling a marvelous menagerie of animals—including exotic crosses like cogs, dats, snurtles, alliphants, hamakeets, and feather boas. Its ultra-rich clients, however, clamor for the really spectacular specimens—dragons, unicorns. . . and now the Cerulean. The stunning cat had promised to bring billions of dollars from a corporation, a private collector, or an exhibitor.
Swept up in the theft is naïve young Timothy Boatright, a wanna-be writer and New York cabbie. He inadvertently picks up the thief and the nabbed Cerulean. The cops suspect he’s a partner in the crime. To prove his innocence and save the cat, he tracks it down and steals it back. He ends up accused not only of catnapping but murder—fleeing the police, Animata thugs, a greedy drug lord. . . and Big Nasties! Somebody has set these 300-pound genetically engineered assassin-animals—with their three-inch fangs, razor claws, and night vision—on Tim’s trail.
Tim realizes that the Cerulean holds some explosive mystery he must solve to survive and save the cat. He must also save his friends held for ransom—the middle-aged, cat-loving former spy Callie Lawrence and her headstrong daughter Lulu, with whom Tim has fallen madly in love.
The Cerulean's Secret is an award-winning, fast-paced thriller that projects today's amazing genomic technology into a future of incredible biological manipulation.

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Best Thrillers: A hilarious, wildly imaginative sci-fi caper that never lets up until the very last page.

US Review of Books: … the author takes the premise and molds it into something packed with tension and danger on every page… Lovers of films like Blade Runner or The Fifth Element will fall right into this book. But in an unlikely turn, cat-loving readers may also find a tense tale to enjoy as well.

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"A hilarious, wildly imaginative sci-fi caper that never lets up until the very last page."- Best Thrillers

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The Cerulean's Secret had its origins thirty years ago, when an oddball question popped into my head: What if there were a blue cat?

I suspect that notion arose because, at the time, as head of the Caltech news bureau, I was witnessing the beginning of the genomic engineering revolution. Caltech biologist Leroy Hood and his colleagues were inventing the first "gene machines:" the DNA sequencer, DNA synthesizer, protein sequenator, and protein synthesizer. I believed that these machines would ultimately spawn an extraordinary technology for manipulating the genome.

As the technology evolved, so did the story of my imaginary blue cat. I began crafting the novel some two decades ago, as genomic science fiction became science fact. And as with all my novels, I drew on that science fact to inspire my fictional adventure, to try to make it as realistic as possible.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00T0BZ51E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 30, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2162 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 193911814X

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Dennis Meredith has worked as a science communicator at some of the country's leading research universities, including MIT, Caltech, Cornell, Duke and the University of Wisconsin. Over his career, he has written well over a thousand news releases and magazine articles on science and engineering. He is author of nonfiction books Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work and The Climate Pandemic: How Climate DisruptionThreatens Human Survival, as well as award-winning science thriller novels.

His work has taken him on adventures from Loch Ness in Scotland, on an expedition to search for the legendary monster, to the peak of Mauna Kea in Hawaii to dedicate a new telescope, to a rain forest research preserve in Costa Rica to catch and release bats for study.

He was a creator and developer of EurekAlert!, working with AAAS to establish this international research news service, which now links more than 12,000 journalists to news from 6,000 subscribing research institutions.

In 2007, he was elected as a AAAS Fellow "for exemplary leadership in university communications, and for important contributions to the theory and practice of research communication." In 2012 he was named the year's Honorary Member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

He holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Texas (1968) and an M.S. in biochemistry and science writing from the University of Wisconsin (1970).

Besides his writing, he develops and conducts communication workshops for researchers seeking to enhance their communication skills, both professional and lay-level. He has developed workshops for researchers at universities, research foundations, and government agencies and laboratories.

Find out more at: www.DennisMeredith.com

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You'll want the Cerulean Cat!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2016

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I can see why everyone is after the Cerulean Cat! From the first moment, this non-stop world glows with images that draw you in without bogging down the action. The premise, based in scientific reality, is fascinating and cautionary without preaching the point. The plot has solid backstories for characters' helpful proficiencies as well as logic-driven twists as the climax unfolds. I'm not just enamored of the Cerulean Cat, I'm a new Dennis Meredith fan.

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Don K

Loved This Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015

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I got this book on a whim for the Kindle. I had never heard of it before. I liked it quite a bit. The story can be somewhat slow in the very beginning, but I could pictures myself in many of the scenes with the characters. It was one of those types of books that I felt like I was living in the book rather than just reading it. I am very glad I decided to download this and I have recommended it many times to other people.

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Vivid imagery and engaging characters

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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Morrison's portrayal of the future paints wonderfully imagined characters in a world that is a warning of the power of the internet and all that evolved. His imagery describes fantastic pictures while telling an exciting mystery with villains and cyber monsters and genetic meddling. And a cat, but what a cat.

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016

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A light, fast read with the usual assortment of baddies, along with a truly unique cat helping out the hero at odd but important times. Solid characterization (with a few surprises as a bonus) and good timing.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2015

The Cerulean’s Secret is a story about Timothy Boatright, a taxi driver in his early 20s, living in NYC in the year 2050. The 2050s are a decade of electrofilm dresses, viddies, googles and other futuristic technologies that are now commonplace. Genetically engineered animals, such as “dats” and “cogs” are the norm. One breed we are introduced to includes a beautiful and rare cat with blue fur and gold eyes. The cerulean (as this cat is referred to) was kidnapped after an animal show and Timothy was the sole witness in the crime. Because of his involvement and desire to possess this priceless creature, Timothy is being hunted by the police and engineering corporations.

This tale follows Timothy’s adventure to find safety, plead his innocence, and most importantly, protect the cerulean. We meet many characters along the way, including Callie and Lulu, who help Timothy in this exciting journey.

The Cerulean’s Secret is fitting for young adults, perhaps in their early-20s, therefore I did not connect with it as much as someone in this age group would. The futuristic vocabulary and other tech elements were a bit challenging to understand and keep straight, which made the first few chapters a bit uninteresting to me. However, as the story line picked up, I became more interested in Timothy’s adventures and the fate of this beautiful cerulean creature.

Dennis Meredith’s book is unique, dramatic, and appropriate for most, if not all, age groups, and I feel this age group would appreciate this book. For technology and animal lovers, it is highly relatable as well!

*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

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Bekki Bedow

This has a wonderful old Sci feel to it

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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This has a wonderful old Sci feel to it. The story is one of the best I've seen. Really, really wish there were more than one book with this particular character and style. It just had a lovely sense of humor mixed in. Much enjoyed..please continue this story in a series!!

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Just a cat?

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2015

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Who would have guessed that driving a taxi would be the start of such a mind blowing adventure. Fast paced futuristic world where nothing and no one is what it appears - will keep you turning the pages of this story to its amazing ending.

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momof6

The cat is fantastic! Well worth the read

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2015

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Interesting story. The cat is fantastic! Well worth the read!

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