Parasite (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316218924)

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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Author: Mira Grant
ISBN-10: 0316218928
ISBN-13: 9780316218924
Publisher: Orbit
Language: English
Published: 10/07/2014
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.75h x 5.28w x 1.42d
Award: Hugo Award - Nominee