Patient Zero is a 2009 novel by American writer Jonathan Maberry and the first book in the Joe Ledger series. It was first published on March 3, 2009 through St. Martin's Griffin and follows a detective that must help prevent the world from being terrorized by a bioweapon that turns humans into zombies.[1]
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| Author | Jonathan Maberry |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Joe Ledger Series |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Publication date | March 3, 2009 |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 0312382855 |
| Followed by | The Dragon Factory |
Plot summary
editThe story follows Joe Ledger, a Baltimore detective, who is recruited into the Department of Military Sciences, a specialized entity of the US Government which answers only to the President, to prevent a terrorist plot against America. El Mujahid and his associates create a prion disease which causes victims to expire, then re-animate with minimal brain function; enough to find, attack and infect more people with "Seif al Din". Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences must stop El Mujahid before he can release his newer and much more powerful strain of the pathogen in Philadelphia.
Reception
editCritical reception for Patient Zero has been largely positive and the book was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. [2] The book received positive reviews from the SF Site,[3] New Straits Times,[4] and The Gazette.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero". SF Signal. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Past Award Nominees and Winners". Horror Writers Association Blog. 15 June 2000.
- ^ Wilson, Gil T. "Patient Zero (review)". SF Site. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ Faridah, Ermira (October 1, 2011). "Hear come the living dead". New Straits Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ Miller, Anita. "BOOK GROUPIE: Suspend disbelief and enjoy Maberry". The Gazette (subscription required). Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.