{"product_id":"symbiote-9781915998422","title":"Symbiote [Nayak, Michael]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Nayak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContagion\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e in this new sci-fi thriller where a biological threat ravages scientists and military personnel at the South Pole.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs World War III rages, the scientists in Antarctica are thankful for the isolation - until a group of Chinese scientists arrive at the American research base in search of help. In their truck is a horrifying sight, the first ever murder victim in Antarctica. The potential for a geopolitical firestorm is great, and, with no clear jurisdiction, the Americans don't know what to do. But they soon realize the Chinese scientists have brought far more with them than the body... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin seventy-two hours, thirteen more lie dead in the snow, murdered in acts of madness and superhuman strength. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extremophile parasite from the truck, triggered by severe cold, is spreading by touch. It is learning from them. Evolving. It triggers violent tendencies in the winter crew, and, more insidiously, the beginnings of a strange symbiotic telepathy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small group of survivors try to resist the siren call of the growing hive mind and stay alive long enough to solve the mystery of the symbiotic microbe's origins. But the symbiote is more than a disease - it could be the key to shifting the balance of power in a time of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe survivors cannot let anyone infected make it to the summer season, when planes will arrive to take them - and potentially the symbiote - back to civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915998422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 72","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44075879170224,"sku":"9781915998422b","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_5a783d63-2a48-481b-a717-7481d1b7dbfa.jpg?v=1732307161","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/symbiote-9781915998422","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}