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cbabe

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11. Child Zero/Chris Holm

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2024, 11:36 AM

Sep 2024

Antibiotics fail worldwide due to overuse.

Millions die from disease and paper cuts.

First published in 2022, mid COVID.

The child is a young immigrant with healing power due to genetic fluke micro biome.

Corrupt politicians and cops want the kid. Corporations want to exploit the kid for profit. Good guys try to keep him safe.

Pretty good page turner but kinda shallow. What I call ‘video game’ books. Every time a situation seems to resolve something even more dire happens and action hero explodes into action.

Easy afternoon read.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, September 8, 2024? [View all] hermetic Sep 2024 OP

I almost said, "I'm reading MSM headlines". I've really been too busy to start a new book. sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #1

I hear ya hermetic Sep 2024 #3

Crooked River by Preston & Child birdographer Sep 2024 #2

I enjoy Preston and Child. I don't think I have read this one, so brer cat Sep 2024 #5

Yeah, hermetic Sep 2024 #6

Aah, I have read that one, just didn't recognize the title. brer cat Sep 2024 #9

Steven White, Compound Fractures. brer cat Sep 2024 #4

Looks like that one hermetic Sep 2024 #7

Just finished a really good one mentalsolstice Sep 2024 #8

Interesting hermetic Sep 2024 #10

Child Zero/Chris Holm cbabe Sep 2024 #11

Just finished two Kelsey Kingsley books Jilly_in_VA Sep 2024 #12

Well, good luck hermetic Sep 2024 #14

Reading two books currently Bayard Sep 2024 #13

Bummer, the internet down for so long hermetic Sep 2024 #16

I think I read that some time back Jilly_in_VA Sep 2024 #18

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Dark Wives on my library hold list. Looking forward to it. cbabe Sep 2024 #17

I'll bet that was fun hermetic Sep 2024 #19

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I've read them all and they're all very good. Number9Dream Sep 2024 #24

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Ooooh, hermetic Sep 2024 #22

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Wow, that just came out hermetic Sep 2024 #25

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