Lumans

by Jonathan Miller

At a time when evolution is overtaking technology, champion indoor-skier Zigman, needs all his abilities to help protect his best friend, the erotic actress, Foxy. She is the mother of stunning Megan, whose soul drips with dark ambition and lust for Philip, a respected conservationist and chairman of Europe’s biggest crime syndicate. He is a ruthless overlord with two massive weaknesses – sadomasochism and Foxy. His obsession with her erotic performances corrupt him to the point where he decides to win her at any cost. Philip's major competitor is Zigman, who is unaware of any danger until his friend Nicholas, a canny frontline wheeler-dealer, reveals his suspicions.Things are happening that will plunge them into bloody chaos and transform their comfortable lifestyles. Violence, tragedy, love, sex, betrayal, awesome beauty, fantastic settings, interesting science and some unusual philosophy, ensure this fast paced story is easy to read.

479 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 7, 2012

About the author

Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE was a British theatre and opera director, author, television presenter, humorist and sculptor. Trained as a physician in the late 1950s, he first came to prominence in the 1960s with his role in the comedy review Beyond the Fringe with fellow writers and performers Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett. Despite having seen few operas and not knowing how to read music, he began stage-directing them in the 1970s and became one of the world's leading opera directors with several classic productions to his credit. His best-known production is probably his 1982 "Mafia"-styled Rigoletto set in 1950s Little Italy, Manhattan. He was also a well-known television personality and familiar public intellectual in the UK and US.

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, although I found the authors decision to focus on sex constantly perplexing. Very strange. Apart from that though, a really good book.

Although the title doesn't make it seem like part of a series, it did end with the expectation of more to follow, so I shall keep an eye out in case there is.