From the dust jacket- In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.
For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.
In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.
Review- This is a fascinating novel told from the perspective of a parasite that has been living in humans for over 500 years and has made itself the only medical help around the world. The world has been destroyed by war with aliens and between countries. Something has happened to the Institute's body in the far north and so another has been sent, to tend to the people there and to discover what happened. In the frozen, the body discovers that more fell from the stars than just legends. I enjoyed this novel, it was an interesting way to tell a story with the body being in touch with others of its kind and the body's panic when it cannot hear them anymore. Ennes creates a very interesting world with a rich past and dark present. They have a wonderful writing style that gives the reader just enough information to understand what is happening but making the reader curious about what happened and what is going to happen. If you like horror, dystopian novels, I would recommend this novel.
I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.
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