Cyborg

If you are expecting a Lee Majors type character you will be disappointed. I personally like this original story line which shows the mental trauma of multiple amputations and the subsequent use of the cyborg as a military weapon. I hope the 3 sequels also get the kindle treatment.

Fantastic. I bought this as a fan of The Six Million Dollar Man, great to go back to the source. Much more to the story than the tv show. A good read.

Enjoyable read and interesting to see were the TV Series originated from. Took some time to find a copy but worth every penny.

Good seller to deal with. A+.

Got the book ok no problem getting the the time to read it is the problem

When test pilot Steve Austin is physically ripped apart in an horrific accident one wonders that the human body could sustain such grotesque injuries and survive. Well he does, and as I'm sure I read somewhere that Caidin was an air force doctor, I'm prepared to go out on a limb and bet his medical and anatomical knowledge is far in excess of mine.Austin is ulitmately rebuilt by the grace of the science of Bionics and transformed into a human cyborg; half man, half machine. And in a much more realistic way than he ever was on TV.Austin's crushed legs are replaced with twin engines that can carry his body at a reasonable speed for 36 hours straight running. His left arm is replaced with a battering ram that can smash through masonary, fingers that can crush human bone with the ease of an egg shell. His skull is reinforced to withstand incredible pressure as are his ribs and other improvements to numerous to list here. The replacement parts match his original parts in every way bar the left arm which is modeled on his right arm thus rendering it slightly dimensionally incorrect.This Austin, unlike his TV counterpart, has been transformed into a killing machine. When he hits something it usually breaks, be it a human skull or a brick wall. He is a man who resents what has been done to him and sees himself as more of a Frankenstein like freak than a super human.Rudy Wells is the support for this man. Oscar Goldman and his boss Jackson Mackay are shadowy figures with questionable agendas, rather than the cuddly versions of the TV series.By the end of the book Steve has come to realise that without his enhanced endurance he and a woman he has taken a shine to would not have survived the mission they were tasked with and a slow acceptance of his altered state begins to seed.This book is an excellent read and well worth buying. I found my copy years ago on a second hand book stall for the princely sum of 25 new pence. But I enjoyed it so much I'm considering splashing out £20 for a hard backed copy.