Parasite (Parasitology)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316218928 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"better than it should be" according to MissionPk. Lots of YA tropes + lots of Michael Crichton style runaway science tropes + even a few AI singularity tropes. Overall, better than it should be, as the YA story centered on the hero is actually fun to read, even (or especially) when the rest of the story goes a bit off the rails.. Great story, great writing Barbara A. Carlson Great writing. Easy to read and engrossing. The story is actually rather thought provoking regarding our personality and what makes us human. It comes from a very different point of view. Loved it.. M said Great Read. The book is a lot going on but doesn't feel overwhelming or long. I couldn't put it down and when I had too it was all I could think about.
Who can she trust? Can we even trust her? The first book of this ominous duology blends sci-fi imagination with the terrifying authenticity of horror then delivers like a creeping thriller, getting under your skin in a very good way. Rothman. It’s 2027, a near-future that is frighteningly like our present, and a corporate-owned treatment has rendered illness obsolete… until "sleeping sickness" hits, growing to epidemic proportions. We see events unfold as Sally does, and her frustration becomes our own. --Robin A. The Big Fall Books Preview 2013: Sally--an amnesiac and the poster-girl for the corporation that saved her life--wants answers. What once kept everyone safe turns out to be beyond deadly
A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.We owe our good health to a humble parasite -- a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. They want their own lives and will do anything to get them.ParasitologyParasiteSymbiont ChimeraFor more from Mira Grant, check out:Newsflesh FeedDeadlineBlackoutNewsflesh Short Fiction (e-only novellas)Apocalypse Scenario #683: The BoxCountdownSan Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California BrowncoatsHow Green This Land, How Blue This SeaThe Day the Dead Came to Show and TellPlease Do Not Taunt the Octopus . When implanted, the Intestinal Bodyguard worm protects us from illness, boosts