Book description
Tom Blake is a likeable but shy high school student, who fantasizes
about adventure, romance, and discovering "portholes" to the
past. Little does he know that all are about to come his way. Tom
discovers that a local computer company is conditioning his fellow
students for what he suspects is some evil purpose. He soon finds
himself up against a corrupt organization with an agenda of genetic
experimentation. Mercury Man evokes all the excitement of the
best scifi, fantasy, and hero myths while never losing touch with
ordinary urban contemporary reality.
Tom Henighan's numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
include The Maclean's Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture,
The Well of Time, and the YA novel Viking Quest
(2001). He lives in Ottawa, and teaches at Carleton University.
