2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarterfinalist
The Cicada Prophecy
by J.R. McLeay
4.2 stars – 10 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
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Here’s the set-up:
MANKIND’S GREATEST DREAM: THE CONQUEST OF DEATH…IS FINALLY REALIZED.
BUT IT COMES WITH A CATCH.
In the near future, pre-adolescent juveniles rule the world when surgical removal of the pituitary is discovered to arrest aging — until suddenly they begin dying en masse, and the last adult female queen who supplies critical eggs for rebuilding the human race goes missing.
Reviews:
“5 out of 5 stars” (Amy Valentine)
“Provocative and controversial” (Amazon Vine Reviewer)
“Well written, fantastic plot” (Amazon Vine Reviewer)
About the author:
J. R. McLeay is a graduate of the University of Toronto. He is an avid biogerontology researcher, with specific focus on the cause of aging at the cellular level.
Based on exciting recent breakthroughs in the field of molecular biology, J. R.’s debut novel The Cicada Prophecy paints a picture of how the world might look if everybody lived forever while eternally young.
A bold and provocative premise predicated on emerging science, his vision of the future is sure to stoke both wonder and alarm at the prospect of children taking over the planet.
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