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techeditor
, September 24, 2014
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REVERSION by Amy Rogers
Although I compare, favorably, Amy Roger's last novel, PETROPLAGUE, to Michael Crichton's novels, I cannot compare her current novel, REVERSION, to that same author. That's because REVERSION does not seem to be far-out science fiction. While PETROPLAGUE and REVERSION are both written with the authenticity that an actual scientist author brings to them, REVERSION is not only a science but, also, a medical thriller. And the medicine, especially if you know anything about kidney failure, seems real. (I'd say "is real," but our scientist comes up with more than one cure for the incurable and performs as a medical doctor in the absence of the real thing.)
Tessa is our scientist. She is working on a cure for the disease that killed her own child. A seven-year-old boy needs her cure, but she cannot administer it in the U.S. Therefore, the child is receiving the experimental treatment at a hospital in Mexico.
Unfortunately, the hospital's owner deals with illegal drugs and the cartels he gets them from. Nothing good can come from those relationships, and tension builds from that--but not only that. There are also rabid animals let loose from their cages. And unethical doctors. And people becoming uncontrollably viscous for unknown reasons.
I'm glad I read this book before I read any reviews, and I suggest you do the same. While I am careful not to say too much, I think others do. Give yourself the pleasure of discovering this book rather than anticipating everything that's going to happen.
This review is of an uncorrected proof of REVERSION provided by Science Thrillers Media.
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