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This may be the scariest book I've ever read. Seriously.

By comparison, it makes House of Leaves read like a fairy tale. Because this book is actually true, the hypotheses within could actually happen. It doesn't take much imagination to envision the consequences of a contagious killer virus.

Preston enumerates the initial case of Ebola and then traces forward to an outbreak of it in a monkey research facility in Reston, Virginia. Part horror, part medical mystery, and all true, The Hot Zone makes you realize how vulnerable the human race really could be. Imagine an illness that kills like the black plague and spreads like the flu. What happens if a virus like that gets out in the population?

This book definitely is written with dramatic flair, and perhaps at points is a little over the top, but that is what makes it such a fantastic and accessible read.


Note: Fits for the tag and Listopia

Now read The Demon in the Freezer ...

It is on my list!!!

Sounds intriguing!

This makes me want to read this book....again.

Susie wrote: "Sounds intriguing!"

It's more than intriguing - as you are reading it you keep thinking this can't be true - sadly it was/is.

Ladyslott wrote: "Susie wrote: "Sounds intriguing!"

It's more than intriguing - as you are reading it you keep thinking this can't be true - sadly it was/is."

The descriptions of the disease itself were so shocking . . .you just can't believe the power of the teensy tiny virus over our cells.

I must read it now!

I just finished this one and I'm glad/sorry I did. Fascinating book but ultimately very frightening.

I think I commented on your status already, but definitely read the rest of the Dark Biology trilogy! The Cobra Event is actually fiction, but it's super intense and based on stuff that could happen in real life!

Which is the third book, Flo? It looks like he wrote a few others that fit the theme. I added the Cobra one to my tbr . . .

That's the third one!

Lol, I am sorry . . .then which is the second ine?

Anita wrote: "Lol, I am sorry . . .then which is the second ine?"

The Demon In the Freezer. They're not in any particular order though. You can read them however you want!

I really wanted to get to this. Aint gonna happen

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring also has the SCIENCE tag. Not in the "medical" realm ... more environment.

It is definitely the scariest book I've ever read