Dr. Michael Troke lives in a world where gram-negative bacteria runs rampant. Forty percent of the population has fallen victim to diseases now unaffected by our antibiotics. The first plagues hit the world in the early twenty first century and no country went unscathed. Governments did what they could, but many were unwilling to enact the ruthless policies required to stop the spread. With no way to effectively combat the diseases, society has turned to a darker alternative. |Scholastic Writing Award Winning Short Story|
4 parts