TITLE/AUTHOR: Savant by James Follett 470 pages ISBN: 0-7493-1139-8 CONDITION: Very good condition. Does have a bit of scuffing around the edges and a little creasing.

Max Shannon and Martin Hussey have the ultimate powers of destruction and protection within their grasp. it is while in Riyadh, researching new and deadly eye-guided 'looks that kill' technology, that Max first hears about the miraculous Iraqi tank which has survived the West's formidable weaponry. Round after round of armour-piercing shells have been fired at it, yet each missile has exploded a few metres away. What is the explanation of the tank that will not die?

The link between this inexplicable phenomenon and an unsmiling, autistic 16-year-old savant girl is the key to James Follett's dazzling new technothirller, which posits a terrifying scenario - of unworldly but scientifically possible energies harnessed to ruthless motivation ...