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หญิงสาววัยน่ารัก เกิดจากพ่อแม่ไปฮันนีมูนกลางทะเลทรายที่มีการทดลองระเบิดปรมาณู ผลจากกัมมันตภาพรังสี ทำให้ลูกที่เกิดมาเป็นคนพิเศษ มีเนื้อเยื่อของอวัยวะสามารถเปลี่ยนให้กับทุกคนได้อย่างยอดเยี่ยม
มหาเศรษฐีผู้เป็นโรคไตพิการอาการหนักต้องใช้ไตเทียมและพยายามหาไตมาเปลี่ยนอย่างสิ้นหวัง เมื่อรู้ข่าวคราวมหัศจรรย์ของหญิงสาว จึงเสนอเงิน 2 ล้านเหรียญเพื่อแลกกับไตข้างหนึ่งของหล่อน
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มหาเศรษฐีผู้เป็นโรคไตพิการอาการหนักต้องใช้ไตเทียมและพยายามหาไตมาเปลี่ยนอย่างสิ้นหวัง เมื่อรู้ข่าวคราวมหัศจรรย์ของหญิงสาว จึงเสนอเงิน 2 ล้านเหรียญเพื่อแลกกับไตข้างหนึ่งของหล่อน
แต่หล่อนปฏิเสธ...จึงถูกตามล่า...
ล่ามนุษย์เอาอวัยวะ! อำนาจเงินและความต้องการมีชีวิตยืนยาวต่อไป เขาจึงต้องทำทุกอย่างฆาตกรรม ติดสินบน และหักหลัง โดยไม่คำนึงถึงคุณธรรมใดๆ
250 pages, Paperback
First published September 2, 1980
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About the author
Leonard Goldberg
45 books415 followersLeonard Goldberg is an American physicist, professor of medicine, and the author of the Joanna Blalock series of medical thrillers.
His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and sold more than a million copies worldwide. Leonard Goldberg is himself a consulting physician affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center, where he holds an appointment as Clinical Professor of Medicine. A sought-after expert witness in medical malpractice trials, he is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and rheumatology, and has published over a hundred scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals.
Leonard Goldberg's writing career began with a clinical interest in blood disorders. While involved in a research project at UCLA, he encountered a most unusual blood type. The patient’s red blood cells were O-Rh null, indicating they were totally deficient in A, B and Rh factors and could be administered to virtually anyone without fear of a transfusion reaction. In essence, the patient was the proverbial "universal" blood donor. This finding spurred the idea for a story in which an individual was born without a tissue type, making that person’s organs transplantable into anyone without worry of rejection. His first novel, Transplant, revolved around a young woman who is discovered to be a universal organ donor and is hounded by a wealthy, powerful man in desperate need of a new kidney. The book quickly went through multiple printings and was optioned by a major Hollywood studio.
Dr. Goldberg is a native of Charleston and a long-time California resident. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and an island off the coast of South Carolina.
His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and sold more than a million copies worldwide. Leonard Goldberg is himself a consulting physician affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center, where he holds an appointment as Clinical Professor of Medicine. A sought-after expert witness in medical malpractice trials, he is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and rheumatology, and has published over a hundred scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals.
Leonard Goldberg's writing career began with a clinical interest in blood disorders. While involved in a research project at UCLA, he encountered a most unusual blood type. The patient’s red blood cells were O-Rh null, indicating they were totally deficient in A, B and Rh factors and could be administered to virtually anyone without fear of a transfusion reaction. In essence, the patient was the proverbial "universal" blood donor. This finding spurred the idea for a story in which an individual was born without a tissue type, making that person’s organs transplantable into anyone without worry of rejection. His first novel, Transplant, revolved around a young woman who is discovered to be a universal organ donor and is hounded by a wealthy, powerful man in desperate need of a new kidney. The book quickly went through multiple printings and was optioned by a major Hollywood studio.
Dr. Goldberg is a native of Charleston and a long-time California resident. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and an island off the coast of South Carolina.
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July 30, 2025
For me to fall to skimming in a 210-page book...
I picked it up from the horror section in a used bookstore, so maybe my expectations were off. I thought I'd be reading about someone trapped into some kind of stasis while their organs are harvested and regenerate over and over, or something.
The entire thing is about one kidney being stolen. The weirdly extended but implausible details of the heist and the fascination of Roberta's cells having no antigens (you'll see it mentioned a lot) are the bulk of the text. It's not interesting to me.
I picked it up from the horror section in a used bookstore, so maybe my expectations were off. I thought I'd be reading about someone trapped into some kind of stasis while their organs are harvested and regenerate over and over, or something.
The entire thing is about one kidney being stolen. The weirdly extended but implausible details of the heist and the fascination of Roberta's cells having no antigens (you'll see it mentioned a lot) are the bulk of the text. It's not interesting to me.
April 13, 2010
Very good, I like the medical terminology. Have recommended to some students the want to study medicine.
February 17, 2014
Another rating: 9/10
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