Published: May 26, 2012
Words: 7,302 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476218175

Short description

Not all villains succeed at being evil. Not all diseases deserve the word plague. Fate can be ironic indeed. The chilling short story, The Giving Plague, follows microbiologist Forry, a self-proclaimed cynic, as he encounters a virus transmitted by blood donations that could alter humanity for good, forcing him to wrestle with his own inner demons.

Extended description

Not all villains succeed at being evil. Not all diseases deserve the word plague. Fate can be ironic indeed. The chilling short story, The Giving Plague, follows microbiologist Forry, a self-proclaimed cynic, jealous of his “boy wonder” colleague who discovers a unique virus that could change humanity. Transmitted by blood donations, the virus manipulates humans toward altruism and charity. Forry decides that he will do anything to take credit for this discovery…until a more deadly alien virus infects the human race, forcing him to wrestle with his own inner demons.

Tags

science fiction, future, science, plague, sci fi, disease, biology, biotechnology, microbiology, david brin

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Review by: Lotta Bangs on Nov. 07, 2012 :
Wow, I never thought to find myself in your company, Sir.
Your science was superb as always, but much as I enjoy heavy science, I was tired when I read it and eager to stop after 3 or 4 pages. I persevered, and it was worth the effort.
As I see it, most people choose literature here for a bit of light reading, and those wouldn’t get through the turgid beginning.
I’ve been a long time fan, and even named the sentient sabre tooth in my series after you.
Thanks for the freebies.
You left 3 edit errors: superfluous ‘only’ and ‘a’, and missed the ‘to’ in ‘wont do’.
(review of free book)

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