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In a world where most people host engineered tapeworms designed to defend against disease, boost immune function, and secrete designer drugs, the parasites begin to develop independent desires. The narrative explores the conflict that ensues as these once-beneficial organisms seek to abandon their human hosts and the consequences this rebellion brings to society.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Seanan McGuire
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