The Second Angel

Paperback | 1 November 1999 | Edition Number 1

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In 2069 mankind is on the edge of extinction. 80% of the population have P2, a parvovirus that will kill them within 10 years. So begins a raid on an impregnable bank. If it succeeds, mankind has a future. The raid is watched by the Second Angel.

Industry Reviews

Kerr has demonstrated his versatility as a writer, by producing everything from Hollywood-friendly thrillers such as Gridiron to more complex crime novels. This, however, is really quite unlike anything he has tackled before. It is 2069 and the end is looming for mankind. P2, a parvovirus, is afflicting 80 per cent of the population, and will kill them within ten years. The only cure is a replacement of all the contaminated blood, but the uninfected supplies are jealously guarded at the First National Reserve Bank. And here the SF elements really kick in, as the bank is on the moon, kept behind an array of impregnable security devices. Kerr's narrative has the man who designed the systems attempting to break into the supplies for his daughter, who has a rare genetic disorder. What lifts the narrative onto an even more intriguing plane is the presence of a mysterious entity, the eponymous Second Angel, watching the bank raid and engineering events on which the future of the human race depends. Millennial tensions are nicely invoked, and Kerr's synthesis of different elements produces a vigorous and stylish thriller. (Kirkus UK)

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