Blurb
In the mid-21st century, the human race stopped aging. Those who know
why aren't talking, and the few who are brave enough to ask questions tend to
disappear. To an elite few, The Change means long life and health, but to the
ever-increasing masses, it means starvation, desperation, and violence.
Four centuries after The Change, Grace Harper, a blacklisted P.I., sets
off on a mission to find the man responsible for it all and solicit his help to
undo The Change -- if he's still alive. To complicate matters, Grace's employer
is suspected of murdering his father, and when the police learn of their
connection, they give her a choice -- help them find the evidence they need to
convict Matthew Stanton, or die. But if they discover Grace's true mission,
they won't hesitate to kill her in order to preserve their shot at immortality.
Winner of the Epic Award for Science Fiction, the Global eBook Award for
Science Fiction, and a finalist in The Next Gernation Indie Book Awareds.
Will Raphael tame the willful woman or love the untamed fire that burns
within her?
Review
Fast-paced speculative fiction with a hint of detective sprinkled in. The Immortality Virus is full of well-rounded, intense characters who almost jump off the page. Its hard not to get hooked by the drama and intrigue, as you hurtle your way through this familiar and yet shakingly different future world.
I'm looking forward to reading more by this author!
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Action Reader's Action: Use what you have (food, time, money) to help improve someone else's quality of life.
Discussion point: What price would you be willing to pay to be immortal? Do you think quality or quantity of life is more important?
Author Bio
Christine
Amsden has been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as she can
remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired
by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and
imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining
themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about
people and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction and
fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At the age of
16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition that effects
the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but
has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams.
When she's not
writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing, usually at Savvy Authors. She
also offers professional editing services. She maintains a book review blog on
her website with occasional writing tips thrown in for the fun of it.
Christine
lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and two children.
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