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The Destroyer #32
Killer Chromosomes
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First published January 1, 1978
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Warren Murphy
294 books124 followersWarren Murphy was an American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series, the basis for the film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. He worked as a reporter and editor and after service during the Korean War, he drifted into politics.
Murphy also wrote the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character The Grandmaster, The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. The first Grandmaster book earned Murphy and Cochran a 1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, and Murphy's Pigs Get Fat took the same honor the following year.
His solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy sold over 60 million books.
He started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, to have a vehicle to start The Destroyer spin-off books. Ballybunion has reprinted The Assassin's Handbook, as well as the original works Assassin's Handbook 2, The Movie That Never Was (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a Destroyer movie that was never optioned), The Way of the Assassin (the wisdom of Chiun), and New Blood, a collection of short stories written by fans of the series.
He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild.
Murphy also wrote the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character The Grandmaster, The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. The first Grandmaster book earned Murphy and Cochran a 1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, and Murphy's Pigs Get Fat took the same honor the following year.
His solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy sold over 60 million books.
He started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, to have a vehicle to start The Destroyer spin-off books. Ballybunion has reprinted The Assassin's Handbook, as well as the original works Assassin's Handbook 2, The Movie That Never Was (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a Destroyer movie that was never optioned), The Way of the Assassin (the wisdom of Chiun), and New Blood, a collection of short stories written by fans of the series.
He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild.
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July 1, 2010
Tiger People #1.
The two books that have the genetically altered tiger people are this one, #32, and #117, Deadly Genes.
Sheila Feinberg, a scientist at the Boston Graduate School of Biological Sciences, is working on chromosome research to unlock the genetic coding to allow the genes from one animal to be inserted into another. She succeeds in turning herself into a new life form, part animal, part human. Remo and Chiun are sent in to deal with her. Remo is wounded and later captured by her, his body losing its knowledge of Sinanju in the process.
This one was a little strange at the time it was published, but now, genetic research is not so unusual. It is a good fast-paced novel.
Warning, sex and graphic gory violence.
The two books that have the genetically altered tiger people are this one, #32, and #117, Deadly Genes.
Sheila Feinberg, a scientist at the Boston Graduate School of Biological Sciences, is working on chromosome research to unlock the genetic coding to allow the genes from one animal to be inserted into another. She succeeds in turning herself into a new life form, part animal, part human. Remo and Chiun are sent in to deal with her. Remo is wounded and later captured by her, his body losing its knowledge of Sinanju in the process.
This one was a little strange at the time it was published, but now, genetic research is not so unusual. It is a good fast-paced novel.
Warning, sex and graphic gory violence.
February 14, 2013
Much better read! Remo'sup against a worthy threat and actually gets messed up. Hard to imagine, considering what a Sinanju Master can do. The plot's solid. The writing style - even so far back - digs in so very well.
January 29, 2011
One of the most interesting one-shot villains in The Destroyer series.
Remo forgets his Sinanju training after making a careless mistake. Will he survive Sheila Feinberg's Killer Chromosomes? Will he become the stud she needs to help her create a new master race?
Remo forgets his Sinanju training after making a careless mistake. Will he survive Sheila Feinberg's Killer Chromosomes? Will he become the stud she needs to help her create a new master race?
May 3, 2020
Another off-the-wall adventure for Remo Williams. A scientist discover the means to mix her chromosomes with those of a tiger, and sets out to create an army of hybrids. Much chaos ensues.
March 13, 2021
After several weak books, The Destroyer finds its magic again with a straight-up science fiction adventure story. Scientist Sheila Feinberg recklessly combines several experimental DNA solutions in an attempt to prove how safe they are and turns herself into a sort of weretiger driven with a need to hunt and kill humans. Remo is sent out to find the beast and makes a critical mistake which leads to Feinberg almost killing him. He’s still good enough that he drives Feinberg off, but the shock to his system knocks him out of his Sinanju training (something Chiun describes as an amnesia of the body rather than the mind) and he begins sinking back into his ordinary human state—smoking cigarettes, eating meat, and plunging into a terrible depression.
Feinberg, meanwhile, is so impressed by Remo’s physical skills that she becomes obsessed with capturing him as a stud for a future race of tiger creatures. It’s not completely clear why she feels the need to do this, because she also begins forcing regular humans to imbibe her tiger formula turning them into werebeasts like her—creatures that begin hunting Remo.
Smith also makes several mistakes here and President Carter actually tries (and fails) to shut CURE down because Remo isn’t reporting in anymore. In setting a trap for the tiger people, Smith unknowingly puts everything on the line as CURE faces off against its most serious threat yet.
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Feinberg, meanwhile, is so impressed by Remo’s physical skills that she becomes obsessed with capturing him as a stud for a future race of tiger creatures. It’s not completely clear why she feels the need to do this, because she also begins forcing regular humans to imbibe her tiger formula turning them into werebeasts like her—creatures that begin hunting Remo.
Smith also makes several mistakes here and President Carter actually tries (and fails) to shut CURE down because Remo isn’t reporting in anymore. In setting a trap for the tiger people, Smith unknowingly puts everything on the line as CURE faces off against its most serious threat yet.
If you liked this review, you can find more at www.gilbertstack.com/reviews.
July 14, 2024
I can’t believe this was published (along with dozens of others!). Racist and misogynistic to the point it overshadowed the plot, what little there was in the first place. Reviews said this was one of the better ones. Yeesh.
March 3, 2018
Super cheesy.
September 4, 2019
2.5 stars
February 12, 2016
One of the big men's adventure series from the 70's than ran an impressive 145 books. The series while an adventure/action story is also full of satire toward much of the mainstream fads and icons of the time. An interesting main character and the sarcastic mentor makes this a funny action/adventure read. This issue the team fights the mad geneticist Shelia Feinberg. Recommended
June 4, 2014
One of the better - and perhaps more ridiculous - Remo books with genetically altered tiger people as the antagonists. What makes this better is the fact that Remo is not as superior as he often is.
August 9, 2021
His name is Remo.
Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir offering. Suitable for teens and adults. Cure faces modern day , scientifically creatures were tigers.
Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir offering. Suitable for teens and adults. Cure faces modern day , scientifically creatures were tigers.
July 28, 2010
Not great genetics but good fun.
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