Parasite

Mira Grant

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Orbit Books
07 October 2014

Science fiction; Killer Animals/Plants; Medical; Science; Biology; Future Society

Series: Parasitology

"From 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"

By: Mira Grant
Imprint: Orbit Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780316218924
ISBN 10: 0316218928
Series: Parasitology
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 07 October 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mira Grant 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.

Reviews for Parasite

An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween... [a] roller coaster ride. Fort Worth Star-Telegram