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Paul Levinson - The Consciousness Plague (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Dr. Phil D' Amato returns following The Silk Code, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999, with another blend of biological science fiction and hard-boiled police-procedural mystery.
Memory itself is the suspect in The Consciousness Plague - more particularly, loss of memory, in slivers of time deducted from a growing number of individuals, which plays havoc with everything from the investigation of serial stranglings to candlelight dinners.
D'Amato, NYPD forensic detective, investigates a spate of unusual cases and finds evidence of a bacteria-like organism that has lived in our brains since our origin as a species and may be responsible for our very consciousness.
A new antibiotic crosses the blood-brain barrier and inadvertently kills this essential bug. Phil himself falls victim to this memory hole, and must struggle to get the proper authorities to pay attention before everyone loses so much memory that they forget that they forgot in the first place.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Fiction - Science Fiction
- Published : 2002 (Tor Books)
- ISBN : 9780765307545
- SKU : B000175
- PPC : LL330gm
- RRP : £6.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"This book has all the elements of hard science fiction, murder mystery, and a good detective novel all in one. The best part of it is that it is believable, realistic, and set in the present. As a biologist I really enjoyed this book because it is based on real science. I'm not saying everything in the book is true, but it is great science fiction, in the way Isaac Asimov used hard scientific theory to tell his stories. A great read." - Goodreads Review.