Parasite - Parasitology (Paperback)
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Parasite - Parasitology (Paperback)

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Paperback 512 Pages
Published: 29/10/2013
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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 tapeworm 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.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780356501925
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 358 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 40 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

An incredible, disturbingly plausible tale of what happens to a world where medical treatments have minds of their own - i09.com

Parasite is believable, disturbing and only the beginning . . . The disturbingly realistic plot, coupled with interspersed events of hostility from the infected, make for a suspense ridden read - SciFiNow

A creepy spine-tingler of a medical thriller - Charles Stross

The most readable, wittily written - and even charming zombie thriller in years - MORNING STAR

Interesting, morally ambiguous characters and some genuinely unexpected plot developments . . lives up to its intriguing premise - THE LIST

Existing in a unique space somewhere between medical thriller, psychological science fiction and body horror, Parasite is a properly chilling read - THE ELOQUENT PAGE

A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton - John Joseph Adams

Parasite is a thoroughly enjoyable nightmare - SUNDAY SPORT

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“Wow”

Wow. I really enjoyed this, and if you have a look at my other reviews, I don't usually read much horror, it's something that i haven't been very drawn to. Perhaps I enjoyed this so much because... More

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“Great concept, needed a thorough edit”

This is frustrating because I love the concept of Parasite, and there isn't enough 'medical sci-fi' on the market. It's because of that premise that this didn't turn into a Did Not Finish, but... More

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