by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
George Galen is a brilliant scientist, a pioneer in gene therapy. But Galen is dangerously insane he has created a method to alter human DNA, not just to heal diseases, but to improve people make them stronger, make them able to heal more quickly, and make them compliant to his will.
Frank Hartman is also a brilliant virologist, working for the governments ultra-secret bio-hazard agency. He has discovered how to neutralize Galens DNA-changing virus, making him the one man who stands in the way of Galens plan to "improve" the entire human race.
"[T]he novel plays out with few surprises, but raises pertinent regulatory questions." - PW.
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