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Parasite - (Parasitology) by Mira Grant (Paperback)

Parasite - (Parasitology) by  Mira Grant (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Mira Grant comes a vision of a decade in the future, where humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.</b> <p/>We owe our good health to a humble parasite -- a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the Intestinal Bodyguard worm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system -- even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them. <p/>But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them. <p/><b>"A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton." --John Joseph Adams</b> <p/> <br>More from Mira Grant: <p/><b>Parasitology</b> <br><i>Parasite</i> <br><i>Symbiont</i> <br><i>Chimera</i> <p/><b>Newsflesh</b> <br><i>Feed</i> <br><i>Deadline</i> <br><i>Blackout</i> <br><i>Feedback</i> <p/><i>Rise</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton.--<i><b>John Joseph Adams</b></i><br><br>An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween... [a] roller coaster ride.--<i><b>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</b></i><br><br>Fans of [the Newsflesh] series will definitely want to check this new book out. But fans of Michael Crichton-style technothrillers will be equally enthralled: as wild as Grant's premise is, the novel is firmly anchored in real-world science and technology.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>Grant extends the zombie theme of her Newsflesh trilogy to incorporate thoughtful reflections on biomedical issues that are both ominously challenging and eerily plausible. Sally is a complex, compassionate character, well suited to this exploration of trust, uncertainty, and the price of progress.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>It's a well-grounded medical wariness that gets at the heart of what the Parasitology series will be asking: What happens when the cure is worse than the disease?--<i><b>NPR Books</b></i><br><br>Readers with strong stomachs will welcome this unusual take on the future.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mira Grant</b> lives in California, sleeps with a machete under her bed, and highly suggests you do the same. Mira Grant is the pseudonym of Seanan McGuire -- winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. Find out more about the author at www.miragrant.com or follow her on twitter @seananmcguire.

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