Medical Science Fiction

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: To cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease.

Meet George: He's an ordinary guy who suffers some memory loss and finds himself suddenly stranded 142 years in the future. But it's not magic, it's science. Step into the dazzling world of 2163 with him and hold on tight. In the near future, he finds ageing has slowed to a crawl, dramatically extending prime of life and reshaping the fabric of society in the process. George is an experiment gone partially right; at an underground cryonic reanimation program. But can this team of rogue doctors handle the repercussions?

When a team of scientists discovers the deadly consequences of a human gene they dub “the evolution gene", they quickly realize that the human race is on the brink of extinction. As pandemic after pandemic ravages the world, symptomatic of the looming eradication of all humankind, this team heads to the Amazon for one last chance to save humanity.

“An action-packed techno-thriller with a fierce protagonist...a fast-paced novel that never lets up...” - Kirkus “Holloway’s futuristic thriller mixes familiar elements of SF and crime fiction to tell a tale of ambition, agency, and revenge.” - Kirkus Read the full review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dustin-t-holloway/girl-malfunctioned/ Krista Kinsley is a girl genius. Abused by her family. Subjected to experimental surgery. Locked up for defending herself. The computer implanted in her mind is starting to malfunction, and Krista discovers that she has frightening ...

Dr. Richard Atkins and Dr. Monica Gray suspect that the newest surgical robot AI, is intentionally injuring patients on the OR table when it judges them to be bad for society – rapists and murderers, but also billionaires and politicians. Can Atkins and Gray prove the AI is acting maliciously? Will the hospital and the manufacturer listen to them if it risks billions in corporate profits? The world’s best surgeons and computer programmers struggle to regain control of the operating room before it costs them their jobs, their reputations, and their lives. In 2050, all doctors use robots ...

Half a century ago, a military satellite was knocked out of orbit and fell to Earth in northern Arizona, bringing with it a hostile microbe that nearly wiped out an entire town. The two survivors and the fallen satellite were taken to an underground laboratory headed by the most elite scientists, who quickly isolated an extraterrestrial organism they dubbed the Andromeda Strain. In the ensuing decades, a group assigned to track the microbe has seen no sign of Andromeda. But when a bizarre anomaly appears, the team discovers the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle.

Nature is unpredictable, as are viruses; when one so volatile surfaces with a vengeance, there is little time to comprehend the devastation and even less time to do anything about it. In the wake of the virus, there are three types of people: those immediately infected, those who are vulnerable, and those who are immune. The initial infection ripples across the globe infecting half of the world's population. A small fraction of the ill are fortunate and die quickly from the disease.

When an outbreak of H7N2, or as the news calls it, Whitby Fever, begins striking cats and dogs, it is newsworthy but not panic-inducing, until it is confirmed that Whitby Fever has crossed the boundaries, spreading from domestic pets to humans at an astronomical rate. Mills Run, Ohio, is not much different from any other small town. The residents have a bond and kinship. The townspeople brag that Mills Run is isolated, and at times, cut off from the rest of the world. However, not even Mills Run is secluded enough for a global pandemic.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor Space Force Lieutenant and PhD biologist Lana Renault is aboard a top-secret mission to Uranus in order to seed the solar system with human civilization. Soon after lift-off she begins a passionate, heated affair with a mysterious and charismatic crewman named Mick Kistler --a man who certainly knows how to make a woman swoon. When it soon becomes apparent an alien entity is on board the space vessel, all hell breaks ...

A global outbreak has brought humanity to the brink of extinction, and mankind fights an ongoing battle for survival. When a group of American soldiers return home from deployment infected with a highly contagious pathogen, a massive outbreak is inevitable. The ground-zero incubation period is lengthy, and before it is even known that they are infected, the soldiers have already carried it to various cities across the United States. The infection spreads like wildfire.

Dr. Raymond Damadian was plagued with a mysterious and persistent stomach pain, yet physicians assured him that they could find nothing wrong. To find the answer to his ailment, Damadian would spend the ensuing twelve years building a machine that would change medicine. Nuclear magnetic resonance scanning, now called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was a revolution: A safe means to determine the makeup of every cell in the human body, distinguishing healthy cells from sick.

Valerie Ramirez, a special ed teacher still haunted by her toddler’s drowning accident, faces a fateful decision when she’s admitted into an exclusive program run by a mysterious biotech company. Kaden Baker, an elite hacker who dabbles in covert ops, finds her life turned upside down when she discovers her parents turn out to be imposters. Where does she come from? Who’s been financing her high-stakes secret missions? The answers lead back to the same sinister biotech firm. As Kaden and Valerie become allies, they make one startling discovery after another about the company’s dark intentions.

Paramedic Dean Flynn is finally getting used to his unusual ambulance patients. But with werewolves, vampires, fairies, and more, as his 911 patients, is he ready for an unusual in his personal life? Ashley Moore is not just an ER nurse. She is a heavenly angel on earth. Can she protect Dean and help him stop the hate crime attacks on his patients? Someone is determined to start a race war, and only Dean stands in the way.

A magical Christmas tale with supernatural paramedic Dean Flynn. Bryce, a Christmas elf, fell from his shelf. His leg is broken and he can’t give his report to Santa in time for Christmas Eve. Lucky for him, Extreme Medical Services paramedic to the supernatural Dean Flynn is on the job. With a few of his friends along for the ride, Dean responds to the call for help. Will he help Bryce in time to meet the “Big Guy” and his sleigh? Find out in this heart-warming Christmas tale. Pick up this urban fantasy holiday short story now!

CDC researcher Nadine Parker and her team are baffled. Lukas Behn’s daughter Kyndra has contracted a bizarre new virus that leaves her screaming in pain. But they can't identify any physical, biological source for that pain, not in Kyndra, nor in the dozens, then hundreds, and finally millions of children worldwide succumbing to the same virus. And no one seems to have made a connection between what's happening with the infected children and the events on a small coral reef in the South Pacific.

Dr. Max Dent, a respected heart surgeon in Boston, was content to put his old life as an assassin for the Israeli Intelligence Services behind him. But when he agrees to execute one more mission, this time on American soil, Max finds himself drawn into a deadly terrorist plot. East and West, Fascism and terrorism, medicine and murder, come together in a threat unparalleled since the Holocaust. Max may be the world's best chance to stop it - if he can survive.

A rogue virus that kills pregnant women has been let loose in the world, and nothing less than the survival of the human race is at stake. Some blame the scientists, others see the hand of God, and still others claim that humanity is reaping the punishment it deserves for years of arrogance and destructiveness. Jessie Lamb is an ordinary 16-year-old girl living in extraordinary times. As her world collapses, her idealism and courage drive her toward the ultimate act of heroism.

Joanna Errington-Flynn is a normal 15-year-old, except that she's a witch from the future. Since she was sent back from her parents' future, she has saved both their lives and the world itself. Now she wants nothing more than to return home to her own time. When a pair of demon-summoning idols goes missing, her mother needs Jo's help to recover them. If the demon lord succeeds in his plans to collect the complete set, Elk City is doomed.

A deadly virus - and a desperate race against time. One spring morning in New York City a 17-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose and she begins to attack her own body in the most hideous way imaginable. Soon, other gruesome deaths of a similar nature have been discovered, and the autopsies reveal that a previously unknown virus is at large. It replicates horribly fast, it is always fatal - and is just too efficient to be entirely natural.

Three men are found dead in the locked second floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly unrecognizable to the human eye.