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PublisherOrbit

ISBN-100316218952

ISBN-139780316218955

eBay Product ID (ePID)167491934

Product Key Features

Book TitleParasite

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year2013

GenreFiction

AuthorMira Grant

Book SeriesParasitology Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight26.6 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"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."-- Booklist, "A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton."-- John Joseph Adams, An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween... [a] roller coaster ride., "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?"-- NPR Books, 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?, 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., 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., "An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween... [a] roller coaster ride."-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Deft cultural touches, intriguing science, and amped-up action will delight Grant's numerous fans., "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."-- Publishers Weekly, A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton.

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant comes a vision of a decade in the future, where 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. 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. But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them. "A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton." --John Joseph Adams More from Mira Grant: Parasitology Parasite Symbiont Chimera Newsflesh Feed Deadline Blackout Feedback Rise, 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. 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. But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them.