Brain (novel)

Brain
	First edition
Author	Robin Cook
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Putnam
Publication date	1980
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	320 pp
ISBN	0-451-15797-4
OCLC	25106913
Preceded by	Sphinx
Followed by	Fever

Last updated March 10, 2025

Brain is a medical thriller written by Robin Cook.^[1]^[2] It describes how a future generation of computers will work hard-wired to human brains.

The plot centers around a conspiracy to steal patient brains for a military AI project.

References

↑ "Host by Robin Cook". www.mysteriousreviews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
↑ Tsunoda, Waka (5 December 2015). "Review: Robin Cook's 'Host' is exciting medical thriller". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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[1] "Host by Robin Cook". www.mysteriousreviews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

[2] Tsunoda, Waka (5 December 2015). "Review: Robin Cook's 'Host' is exciting medical thriller". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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v t e Novels by Robin Cook
Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series	Blindsight (1992) Contagion (1995) Chromosome 6 (1997) Vector (1999) Marker (2005) Crisis (2006) Critical (2007) Foreign Body (2008) Intervention (2009) Cure (2010) Pandemic (2018) Genesis (2019) Night Shift (2022) Manner of death (2023)
Other novels	Year of the Intern (1972) Coma (1977) Sphinx (1979) Brain (1980) Fever (1982) Godplayer (1983) Mindbend (1985) Outbreak (1987) Mortal Fear (1988) Mutation (1989) Harmful Intent (1990) Vital Signs (1991) Terminal (1993) Acceptable Risk (1994) Fatal Cure (1994) Invasion (1997) Toxin (1998) Abduction (2000) Shock (2001) Seizure (2003) Death Benefit (2011) Nano (2013) Cell (2014) Host (2015) Charlatans (2017) Viral (2021)
Adaptations of works	Coma (1978 film) Sphinx (1981 film) Virus (1995 film) Invasion (1997 miniseries) Foreign Body (2008 web series) Coma (2012 miniseries)