Blood Mercury eBook Malachi King
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The whole world has been terrorized and we wallow in terrible fear of getting sick. We placed our faith in medicine and now we pray for redemption. That’s why our police kidnap the sick and send them to the furnaces.
After we conquered a return of the Black Death, our scientists celebrated the triumph of modern medicine and the awesome power of antibiotics. But our bodies became weaker and the bugs became stronger and soon they were immune to anything our doctors could throw at them. It wasn’t long until just the right conditions, high mercury levels in our food to be precise, came along and gave the super germs the breeding grounds for the elimination of the human race. That’s what’s happening to the United States; that’s what happening to my family.
First, Dad went missing, presumably dead overseas, then Mom caught the common cold and the Sanitary Police came and took her. Now I’m all alone. And I’m tired of wasting away, day-by-day, waiting for my turn to fall ill and be taken to the incinerators. I’ve decided I’m going to rescue her, even if it means the death of all of us. She deserves it. I deserve it. And the whole world deserves another chance to live.
A short story.
Blood Mercury eBook Malachi King
Blood Mercury is a great short story, with an "impending apocalypse" feel to it. I love the message of our society's dependence on medicines that basically force our bodies to turn their back on them in the worse possible way. But, within that message lies a story of a boy's determined mission of saving his sick mother, who's been kidnapped by Sanitation Police and sent to her impending doom.My only criticism of the story isn't really even a criticism at all, more of a wish: This is a story would have made a great novel! It has that certain epic survival tone that would have been great to see elaborated. The fact that it isn't a novel does not hinder my opinion of the story whatsoever, because I feel the author did really well with the length decided.
Highly recommended!
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Blood Mercury eBook Malachi King Reviews
Super short! But really enjoyable story. And a really creepy one at that.
The common cold mutates, and there is no cure for the mutation. Imagine the terror, the paranoia, and the fear a single sneeze or cough would cause. That is pretty much what this short story touches on.
It was very well written and really deep for something so short. I could not help but imagine what it would be like to live in that scenario, and it was very frightening.
I wish the ending had given more of a resolution, but that is just my personal preference; I was hoping for a more hopeful ending.
Otherwise, fantastic. Really liked it.
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In this short story we meet a 17 year old whose life has been turned upside down in a modern world that has been brought to it's knees by resistant bacteria and viruses. This seemed to be a cautionary tale of what happens when people take for granted their health and safety. For years researchers have been telling us that the over use of antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers leads to strains of viruses that are resistant "super-bugs." So this story brings all those warnings to light and shows what *could* happen.
For me, there was no character development, no connection to the family. I didn't have a moment where I felt like I was invested in the story.
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The beginning of this story will send chills down your spine-imagining a world where the sick aren't treated but ashed like so much garbage. We all secretly fear such a dystopian future and a heavy metal contamination may very well lead to one.
What I really loved was the description about how the disease spread and how it affected the not-so rich countries of the world.
This story is about a boy who loses his father to that disease and then his mom falls ill. He refuses to part with her, going to immense lengths to rescue her .
Another thing I liked about this story was how it ended-the hope that things may yet become okay made me want to read the sequel.
This review is based on a copy provided to me by the publisher, Untreed Reads, on July 30, 2012, in exchange for my fair, honest, and impartial review, via Goodreads Group Making Connections.
Review of Blood Mercury by Malachi King
5 stars
This novella contains so much more than its length might imply, more than I expected. To begin with I experienced sadness on behalf of the characters, empathy, and sympathy. Soon I passed into a stage of dystopian despair, thinking "oh, I can see how contemporary society could devolve into this, and oh I sure hope and pray it does not." But before the end, I found hope-hope in the characters, hope that someone could anchor in moral uprightness and "do the right thing." That is what the story left me with hope. I also hope-that there will be sequels. I really hope to find out how the lead characters come out.
How far would you go to save a loved one? At what point does a mission become a lost cause?
Some dystopian stories are about watching the characters disintegrate under pressure. This one's about love. Caleb's attachment to his mother is endearing without ever crossing the line into something too mushy for the average teenager. The interactions between these two characters are heartfelt and provide a real sense of urgency for Caleb's mission later on in the plot.
The action was well-paced. Just enough details were given about what was happening in the rest of the world to keep this reader interested but I never felt bogged down by unnecessary subplots. The information that was provided could easily be expanded into a sequel or full-length novel in the future, though, and I'd be excited to read it if Mr. King ever decides to return to this universe.
My only criticism involves the explanation for how everyone's health was so quickly weakened. Although an overdose of mercury can affect one's immune system I didn't quite understand how this poison spread through the food supply so thoroughly and from where the super bacteria originated. I found myself mulling over alternative theories rather than continuing on to see what happens next. I would have preferred to either have no explanation or for more time to be spent detailing how such a thing could occur.
Blood Mercury is a chilling glimpse into a future populated by fear and death. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has ever wondered how he or she would really react to a highly communicable and fatal disease that was killing everyone around him or her.
Originally posted at LAS Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reviews
Blood Mercury is a great short story, with an "impending apocalypse" feel to it. I love the message of our society's dependence on medicines that basically force our bodies to turn their back on them in the worse possible way. But, within that message lies a story of a boy's determined mission of saving his sick mother, who's been kidnapped by Sanitation Police and sent to her impending doom.
My only criticism of the story isn't really even a criticism at all, more of a wish This is a story would have made a great novel! It has that certain epic survival tone that would have been great to see elaborated. The fact that it isn't a novel does not hinder my opinion of the story whatsoever, because I feel the author did really well with the length decided.
Highly recommended!
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