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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
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Parasite
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Chimera
Newsflesh
Feed
Deadline
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“Grant is tackling some of the same themes here as she did in the Newsflesh novels…fans of that 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 is well known to horror fans, but with Parasite, she’s likely to acquire a new whole new group of readers.”
— Booklist
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“[A] mordant satire of the corporate public relations world…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.”
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“Horrifying, riveting, and a bit too plausible, this work is a tour de force…Perfect pacing, touches of humor and just enough medical jargon to make one believe.”
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“Grant’s fans are accustomed to her tackling unusual subjects, and this is no exception…The action moves at a good pace.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton.
— John Joseph Adams -
Readers with strong stomachs will welcome this unusual take on the future.
— Kirkus 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 -
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 -
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?
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An exceptionally creepy medical-horror thriller that's the perfect spine-tingling read for Halloween... [a] roller coaster ride.
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Awards
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An Amazon Top 100 Book of 2013
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A November 2013 LibraryReads Pick
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Winner of John W. Campbell Award, 2010
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Among shortlisted titles for The Hugo Best Novel, 2012
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Winner of NPR's Top 100 Killer Thrillers, 2010
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Nominated for Romantic Times' Best SF Novel of the Year, 2010
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About the Authors
Mira Grant is the pseudonym of Seanan McGuire, winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. She is the author of the Newsflesh trilogy, the Parasitology series, and Into the Drowning Deep, among others. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and her book Feed was chosen as one of NPR’s 100 Killer Thrillers.
Seanan McGuire is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex and Locus Award-winning Wayward Children series, the October Daye series, the InCryptid series, and other works. She also writes darker fiction as Mira Grant. She won the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 became the first person to appear five times on the same ballot for the Hugo Award. In 2022, she managed the same feat again.
About Christine Lakin
Christine Lakin is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and acclaimed television actress, best known for her roles as Alicia “Al” Lambert on the hit family comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc on Showtime’s Reefer Madness.