SHORT-LISTED for the WATTY AWARD for BEST ORIGINAL SFF NOVEL
IN SPACE, MEDICINE CAN BE MURDER
A mysterious space ship docks at the Conglomerate's Premier Medical Space Station, the NelsonMandela, where injured, animal-adapted space marines are brought for surgical repair and recuperation. This new ship is devoid of crew. Only oily puddles, clothing, and jewellery are found where people should have been. Alarms start blaring and lockdown doors start slamming, as the station AI tries to isolate the unexposed from those already exposed.
Smart and spunky Lieutenant Dr. Grace Lord, combat surgeon, new to the Nelson Mandela, must race to find a cure for whatever is dissolving the medical staff and patients, before the Conglomerate decides to destroy the Nelson Mandela to prevent the spread of the deadliest threat the galaxy has ever seen.
'S.E. Sasaki is a hidden treasure, a powerhouse artistic talent who in Madhouse brings us medical science fiction on a personal, engaging level that is addictive to read, sometimes scary, and always FUN. Recommended!'---Ed Greenwood, internationally bestselling creator of The Forgotten Realms.
'A layered debut that sings odes to the grandmasters of sci-fi.'--***-Kirkus Reviews***