THE CHARISMA Should hostile genius decide to enslave the human race it doesn't have go as far as to conquer every last little soul on Earth. All it takes is just a werewolf. Once in the society he can evolve into a leader powerful enough to control the planet. The main character of Charisma is Alex, an ordinary student. He lives in his own world of fantasies. Among peers he is known as a looser and a geek, who spends most of his time with computers. Alex doesn't realize what has happened to him. All of a sudden he acquires a talent for vertical mobility. By completing series of wise moves and making no mistakes he achieves phenomenal success in his career. He discovers that he can transform his body at will, changing his hands into werewolf paws, becoming a wolf or turning into a flock of bats. The forces of evil, however, did not account for one small detail. Alex used to be a prominent hacker. Having mastered unlimited control over his body he begins to explore his mind. Deep in the subconscious he finds an alien virus and manages to defeat it. Despite apparent pathos of the story the novel is rather humorous. Irony at times feels like self-irony. Unpredictable ending makes all the details of the story fall nicely into place.
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