Zakariah and Mia Davis are Eternal - they have the alien virus - and will live forever. Their son Rix does not have the virus - he is human - subject to die like all humans. Zak will risk everything, even his own life, to get the alien virus for his son and give him Eternal life. Zak is a slider, a hacker, highly intelligent. He can and does create back doors into the system virtually going into cyberspace at will. Zak is wired for direct connection to global computer system where activities are conducted by avatars in virtual cyberspace. His avatar, business partner and surgical twin is Helena Sharp, Director of Eternal Research Institute (ERI).
Helena and Zak are going off planet through the McPherson Doorway to find the source of the virus. The mission goes terribly wrong and Zak is busted and burned. - he has been mind swept. All his memories are gone and he functions almost like a robot. He does not remember or recognize his wife and son. Mia is determined to winning back Zak's love and starting over.
You will thoroughly enjoy Zak's journey through cyberspace and his time in the belly of the beast. Stanton is an excellent writer of science fiction.
Highly recommended.
