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The God Project

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Something is happening to the children of Eastbury, Massachusetts. Something that causes healthy babies to turn cold in their cribs. Something that strikes at the heart of every parent's darkest fears. Something is taking the children one by one. Now, an entire town waits on the edge of panic for the next nightmare. there must be a reason for the terror. they all know it. But no one ever suspected...

280 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1982
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massachusetts, 

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Format
280 pages, Hardcover
Published
January 1, 1985 by Bantam Books
ISBN
9780553050219
ASIN
0553050214
Language
English
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John Saul grew up in Whittier California where he graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He attended several colleges—Antioch, in Ohio, Cerritos, in Norwalk, California, Montana State University and San Francisco State College, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts, and theater, but never obtaining a degree.
After leaving college, he decided the best thing for a college dropout to do was become a writer, and spent the next fifteen years working in various jobs while attempting to write a book someone would want to publish. Should anyone ever want to write a novel concerning the car-rental industry or the travails of temporary typists, John can provide excellent background material.

Those years garnered him a nice collection of unpublished manuscripts, but not a lot of money. Eventually he found an agent in New York, who spent several years sending his manuscripts around, and trying to make the rejection slips sound hopeful. Then, in 1976, one of his manuscripts reached Dell, who didn't want to buy it, but asked if he'd be interested in writing a psychological thriller. He put together an outline, and crossed his fingers.

At that point, things started getting bizarre. His agent decided the outline had all the makings of a best-seller, and so did Dell. Gambling on a first novel by an unknown author, they backed the book with television advertising (one of the first times a paperback original was promoted on television) and the gamble paid off. Within a month Suffer the Children appeared on all the best-seller lists in the country and made the #1 spot in Canada. Subsequently all 32 of his books, have made all the best-seller lists and have been published world wide. Though many of his books were published by Bantam/Doubleday/Dell his last fourteen books have been published by Ballantine/Fawcett/Columbine.

In addition to his work as novelist, John is also interested in the theater. He has acted, and as a playwright has had several one-act plays produced in Los Angeles and Seattle, and two optioned in New York. One of his novels was produced by Gerber Productions Company and M.G.M. as a C.B.S. movie and currently one of his novels is in development.

John served on the Expansion Arts Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts. He is actively involved with the development of other writers, and is a lecturer at the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference and the Maui Writers Conference and received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Northwest Writers Conference. John is also a trustee and Vice President of The Chester Woodruff Foundation (New York), a philanthropic organization.

John lives part-time in the Pacific Northwest, both in Seattle and in the San Juan Islands. He also maintains a residence on the Big Island of Hawaii. He currently enjoys motor homing, travel and golf. He is an avid reader, bridge player, golfer and loves to cook.

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RiaBirdx3
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April 25,2025
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The God Project was my introduction to John Saul's work. By the end of this book, I was pretty disappointed. It read fast and kept me mildly interested, mostly because of the dated 1980's high tech computer/DNA descriptions. There is a 1 star review from 2015 that parallels (in detail) a lot of what I didn't enjoy about this book so I'm not going to take the time to write it here. I did have higher expectations from Saul but ultimately, this book was FINE; not the best, not the worst.

If anyone has any John Saul recommendations that might alter my opinion of his work, I'm all for it!
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sharrez
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April 25,2025
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So, I just finished this book yesterday, and it has been almost 40 years since i had originally read this...and let me tell you it gets 5 stars!!! Yes, this is the first of Saul's books that did not have any supernatural elements to it, and it was the first of many to come books under his new publisher, Bantam Books. This book is so realistically scary that it STILL blows me away with the pure human EVIL that exists in this story. The last 3 pages will chill you to the bone. So without saying any more or giving away plot lines and what not; here is a link to the video review I did for it on my YouTube Channel; AreYouIntoHorror . Take a look, and please if you have not done already SUBSCRIBE, its FREE!
https://youtu.be/ydOR20dLPqI


Thanks so much, Richard
Keep on reading and LET"S GET SCARED!!

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isalvy
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April 25,2025
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This book is extremely interesting and not a terrible summer read. The idea of something being wrong with out children or happening to them as being the most frightening thing that a parent can think of or experience is not new, but the way Saul gets in the psyches of the adults involved is fantastic. The story moves quickly and easily enough, and is well-written enough for belief suspension, which is not always the case for sci-fi/horror. Worth your time I think, and thought provoking too.

It does, however, reveal a bit of a bias in the author as against "evil big corporations" etc in the language. That being said, I must admit I did not see the twist that came in the last 15 pages - two twists actually.
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akuryuus
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April 25,2025
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A good book with a strong plot, but the middle section definitely drags. A lot of it is really dated too, and not in a good way.
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arme
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April 25,2025
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An interesting novel that deals with themes of surveillance, genetics, and military research. I liked it a lot idk what to say though. Definitely my favorite Saul book so far.
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N2K2
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April 25,2025
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Haven't read this in a very long time. I think I liked as much the second time as the first. It's similar to but much darker than Robin Cook.
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Doc_Marion
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April 25,2025
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Loved this. My first John Saul Book many years ago and still remember
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ihavaq
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April 25,2025
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The God Project, is a thriller without doubt with evil lurking in the limelight, that is purely man made . The question it will answer is: What is causing the death of so many babies and young children? The answer may be closer than you think.

When you mix a drug company with a project and research, you will get the answer that has plagued the parents in this small town. The book is well written, and will send chills down your spine, but was too bio-fanatical for my liking. A good read nonetheless.
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