Human Instincts
By Ioana Visan
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Dr. Deanna Nichols is a geneticist searching for a cure to save the world. After the war nearly destroyed it by releasing an aggressive virus, it was the vaccine that killed the humanity’s chances for progress and survival. Deanna feels guilty because she has participated in creating the vaccine, and General Mackenzie never lets her forget that.
Their luck changes when they are contacted by the convicts held in a secret military prison hidden in the arctic desert. The C deviance criminals are willing to negotiate and provide unaffected DNA samples in exchange for supplies and a visit paid by the doctor herself. Suddenly there’s hope, so Deanna embarks on a dangerous journey to a grittier reality than she had expected.
Could a woman alone save the world?
Ioana Visan
Award-winning writer Ioana Visan has always dreamed about reaching the stars, but since she can't, she writes about it.After fighting the apocalypse aftermath in "Human Instincts", she played with shapeshifters in “Blue Moon Café Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks”, she dealt with vampires in “The Impaler Legacy” series, and then she designed prosthetics in “Broken People” before tackling longer works like a fantasy trilogy and a science fiction series.Aside from publishing short stories in various Romanian magazines and anthologies, she published a Romanian short story collection “Efectul de nautil” and the Romanian edition of “Human Instincts”.She received the Encouragement Award from The European Science Fiction Society at Eurocon 2013.For more information, please visit http://www.ioanavisan.tk
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dr. Deanna Nichols is a geneticist in a post-apocalyptic world. Only a few million people are alive, after the war and subsequent release of a deadly virus. The human race was saved by a vaccine, but the vaccine had an unanticipated side-effect. In order to save the human race from extinction, Deanna is sent to a secret military prison in the arctic, where a small group of prisoners exist who had never been vaccinated. Her job is to collect DNA and somehow, the human race will be able to survive and thrive again.Tom, a convict, has taken over the prison. Working with the former prison staff and other convicts, life here is tenuous at best. But he is willing to assist Deanna with her mission, recognizing the importance of her success.This book takes place in the near-future and happily, has absolutely no zombies, flesh-eating monsters, werewolves, space aliens or other silliness. It's suspenseful and moves along at a good pace - though it certainly could have been much longer. It was generally well written and well edited (though "orientate" is not a word!). I enjoyed reading it, though I was never clear on why Deanna was chosen to go on such a dangerous mission, given her own value to mankind, and I thought that MacKenzie's character could have been developed a bit more thoroughly. It's a good book for those looking for a quick read and realistic post-apocalyptic fiction.I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for providing a fair and unbiased review.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5PDF version via author for honest reviewDr. Deanna Nicholas is the only surviving geneticist working for the General after the war. Her boss died, but before he did they were the ones to end the war by making a virus that killed. There was a vaccine made, but it had very adverse affects on those that were given it. Deanna has morals and ethics, which her senior geneticist did not. She doesn't think it's right to kill the innocent just for the good of science like he did. There is no way to make children who are not "tainted" by this vaccine's side effects, so the world is headed to ruin. Or is it? The General gets a message from a prison that was kept secure all these years and also has inmates that were not given the vaccine, so are not affected by it. The only hope for humanity is to test these inmates and see if they really are unaffected and could maybe help repopulate the world. Deanna goes to the old prison herself for medical assessments and to bring them supplies. She takes a huge risk doing this, after all these are inmates and even worse, inmates who have not seen a woman in many years and who are the most violent of inmates. She has to put her trust in Tom, the inmate who seems to have the "best" background of them all and is most willing to try and help and keep her safe. Will the inmates really be unaffected like they claim or will she have risked her life and made an extremely long trip for nothing? Will she survive the stay in the prison with all these male, dangerous inmates to even find out if they are affected or not? And what if they are unaffected, who can partner with them that is female and unaffected herself? Is this one big bust of an idea and trip and money? Deanna is willing to risk it all to find out.I must say that at first I was a bit lost and confused in the book, but after the first chapter or so it all came together and I could jump in with both feet. This book has a very good and different plot line than others I have read or seen. It also has great characters, my favorite being Deanna and Tom. I thought it really seemed to move right along and I was happy and anxious to come back to it if I had to stop reading. I couldn't wait to see what happened next to Deanna as she dove into this mission. There are some twists and turns too, that really make the book. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes science, mystery, or just a great read. It was such a unique plot and book that it was made all the better! This is a truly talented author and I would read more of her books anytime.4/5 Stars!