Parasite
Oct 2013 · Hachette UK
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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.
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.
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4.3
39 reviews
Owen Blacker
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3 November 2013
When Cory Doctorow first posted about Feed on BoingBoing I got about as far as "political conspiracy thriller, 20 years after the zombie apocalypse" before shouting shut up and take my money. So when I read on Seanan McGuire's blog that she was bringing Mira Grant out for a new series, I wanted to pre-order it straight off the bat. A reality where everyone has a genetically engineered symbiont keeping them healthy; what could possibly go wrong with that? I'm thoroughly enjoying being told precisely what!
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R O
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23 December 2013
Not as fast paced as mira's other books, but if you loved the newsflesh series, you'll love this.
Nick Crawford-Jepson
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8 January 2014
A skin crawling page-turner. I loved it!
About the author
Mira Grant lives in California, sleeps with a machete under her bed, and highly suggests you do the same. Mira Grant is the open pseudonym of Seanan McGuire, a successful fantasy writer and the winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
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