The Digital Plague, Jeff Somers
The Digital Plague, Jeff Somers
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The Digital Plague

Author: Jeff Somers

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/29/2010


Synopsis

They spread, Mr. Cates.... Once a single microscopic unit enters the body, it begins replicating. Once there are enough units in the body, they begin...consuming.

Avery Cates is a very rich man. He's probably the richest criminal in New York City. But right now, Avery Cates is pissed. Because everyone around him has just started to die—in a particularly gruesome way. With every moment bringing the human race closer to extinction, Cates finds himself in the role of both executioner and savior of the entire world.

About Jeff Somers

Jeff Somers began publishing his own magazine, the Inner Swine, in 1995. He has published dozens of short stories, including "Ringing the Changes," which was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2006. He is also the author of the novel Lifers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Veach

I wish I liked it more than I do. There are some editor-errors which stick in my memory (the repetition of information, telling me something in Chapter 1 and again in Chapter 4...see I was redundant in this sentence - don't ya hate it?). The story line seems inventive at first, but once you get 100 pa......more

Goodreads review by Jerry

I don’t know if Avery Cates was supposed to be the mastermind behind the destruction of the world, or just some sub-human intelligence used for its destruction. In the very first pages, he is kidnapped and a hypodermic needle injected into him; he is told by his kidnappers that this mysterious inject......more

Goodreads review by Kristi

Wow! This book is why I love goodreads! I have read some sci-fi, but to be honest we all have our favorites we go to first at the bookstores. However, at goodreads we meet so many different and exciting authors we may never had read before and get the chance to read their writing. I feel blessed ( c......more

Goodreads review by Samuel

Putting an antihero at the centre of your science fiction novel can be tricky. Some people seem to think that the reader will instantly forget all the murders and lies that a character commits, as long as they have a few quips and attempt to be charming. Perhaps this is what Jeff Somers was aiming f......more