{"product_id":"contagion-to-this-world-julie-mcculloch-burton-9781532030086","title":"Contagion to This World: A Parallel Universe Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat Rises\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving Earth with a burst of speed and a trail of dark exhaust, the Saturnian Space Agency performed what had become routine: Eight people were on their way to relieve the entire crew of a low- Earth orbit space research station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to the agency's flight surgeons or to the crew itself, a hypervirulent bacterium had hitched a ride. For one week, both crews mingled and then the crew that had been relieved flew home for the usual six month break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis time, though, they would not be returning to the space station. A superbug had arrived with a healthy-looking crewmember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZander, our very own Typhoid Mary, brought with her death in the form of a pan-resistant superinfection Salmonella typhi, the bacterium that causes typhoid fever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...I've read your reports. You've briefed me on-station. I relieve you,\" Zander stated formally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I stand relieved,\" Echo spoke just as formally but was slouched in a chair, and then she clicked-off comms to Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Now,\" she whooped, \"let's get this party started!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie McCulloch Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532030088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532030086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Julie McCulloch Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759228436735,"sku":"9781532030086","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68d5c88d-7791-4001-a7c7-a1d5b52057e1.jpg?v=1765512315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contagion-to-this-world-julie-mcculloch-burton-9781532030086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}