Pathological

On the surface, the life of young scientist Mei Yin seems perfect. She runs her own research institute in China, shes getting married, and she founded an orphanage that helps hundreds of girls. But Mei Yin has a dark secretthree vials of Satans gift, a deadly smallpox virus left over from Russian scientific research conducted during the Cold War. Shes determined to find a vaccine, even if that means endangering those she holds dear.

Zia Baj, a terrorist educated in the West, has also obtained Satans gift. But hes not looking for a cureinstead, he plans to exact revenge and start a war. So he unleashes the virus in an American classroom. At the same time, thousands of miles away, the children of Mei Yins orphanage fall ill. Soon authorities realize that this is no ordinary outbreak: its the start of an epidemic. How are the two cases linked? And can a worldwide pandemic be stopped?

From award-winning Chinese author Wang Jinkang comes a terrifying look at the future of war.