Gemutations: Plague

by Denise Randall

David Scott and Angelina Cortez are newer to being gemues (Genetically Mutated Humans) than most. Their experimentation was illicit and unasked for, and the other side of the coin as humans was only six years in their past. They are also more fortunate than most gemues, as they have personal wealth and a status that, while tainted, hasn’t been stripped from them. Together they help to create the Gemue Allegiance and have made themselves advocates for equal rights for their genus. The cause is a difficult one in a country where gemues are second class citizens and shunned by the public.All their efforts – all their gains – are about to be undermined by a new threat. It seems gemues are popping up all along the coast that spread their mutation like the common cold. That in and of itself is dangerous, considering the political climate – worse still is the fact that the virus kills most it infects. Even those who survive are carriers and risk creating an epidemic of new cases.David and Angelina find unlikely allies in Tom Martin, a doctor at New Fresno Medical Center, and his brother Steve – humans, well cyborgs really. Together the four of them are in a race against time to find cause and cure – before it becomes a plague – before it becomes public knowledge – before humans start a war with gemue-kind.

348 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2012

About the author

Hello readers! Denise Randall, author of five published novels

I was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and was raised (and currently reside) in California. Currently I live on a small ranch with my husband and daughter. A retired Navy member and a current school teacher, I've always found my true passion to be writing science fiction!

If you're here that means you've found one of my books appealing and want to know a little more about the lady behind the words!

I've always had a vivid imagination and have been writing creatively for a long time (my fifth grade report card reflects this). Before I really buckled down and started writing with the idea of garnering an audience, I would write creative little stories for classes, adventure notes to my friends to read (passed between classes of course), and just in general loved exploring what my brain would throw in my path.

At the age of nineteen, I got it in my head to write fan-fictions based on some of my favorite movies...stories to this day that gets notice and even praise.

I found that the practice really paid off when I started writing my first original work (much harder an endeavor let me tell you) "Forgotten Ties". It was all over after that...I was totally hooked on creating my own worlds and stories! I've not stopped, to this day I have at least 15 manuscripts in some stage of the creative process!

Reviews

[Shaharw · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the 2nd book in the Gemutations world, Gemutations: Plague continues world-building but can be read as a stand-alone story, too. A nice, fast read with good descriptions and intriguing characters. For those that prefer it, she's serialized the story and is presenting it as a webcomic also.