I have a passion for science fiction, especially that dealing with the end of the world or mass destruction. Either by war, famine or disease. I found this book while doing an internet search for new books. I ordered this from Amazon and it arrived here on Monday.
I have wasted a fair amount of time reading this book.
For only having 234 pages this is the most ponderous, dry book ever written. My genetics textbook from college was more fun to read.
The plot centers on people who start dying from a fictitious illness that originally caused mild seizures but was controlled by a new medication. Three greedy scientist -business men cook up the condition, a means of giving people the condition, and a cure. The main scientist is killed by one of the business partners because. Of course we will never know he is killed off before the book ever begins.
The implausible premise that a whole new element is discovered that causes a gene mutation that causes the "disease" is pretty hokey. The author doesn't know the difference between a disease, condition, or affliction. He keeps referring to it as a disease.
There is little to no character development in this book. We are introduced to several people that seem to get killed off or are abandoned shortly after being introduced. There is no clear protagonist and the only antagonist are 2 dead business men and mutated chromosome.
Don't bother to buy this book. Waste of money.
Oh the cover is is nice, that is the only redeeming quality.
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