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The Cure: The Chilling, Powerful New Speculative Thriller from the Author of One
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781916788541
Publisher: Orenda Books
Published: Aug 26 2025
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.52
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
The discovery of an injection that wards off ageing is hijacked by ruthless men who hunger for immortality, with catastrophic consequences. Two women race against time to stop them, before it's too late ... a chilling, prescient, high-stakes speculative thriller by the bestselling author of One and The Waiting Rooms.
Like most speculative fiction, Eve Smith's novel is a commentary on the contemporary ... a thought-provoking thriller with much to say about our obsession with looking youthful The Times
Another triumph of speculative fiction by Eve Smith ... a brilliant concept, skilfully executed and disturbingly believable Guy Morpuss
'A tour de force - provocative, richly imagined and thrilling throughout' Simon Mason
With compulsive plotting, crackling dialogue and a third-act twist that took my breath away, it cements Smith's position as the queen of the speculative crime thriller David Goodman
***New Scientist and SFX Book of the Month***
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Living forever can be lethal...
Ruth is a law-abiding elder, working out her national service, but she has secrets.
Her tireless research into the disease that killed her young daughter had an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a vaccine against old age. Just one jab a year reverses your biological clock, guaranteeing a long, healthy life.
But Ruth's cure was hijacked by her colleague, Erik Grundleger, who hungers for immortality, and the SuperJuve - a premium upgrade - was created, driving human lifespan to a new high. The wealthy elite who take it are dubbed Supers, and the population begins to skyrocket.
Then, a perilous side-effect of the SuperJuve emerges, with catastrophic consequences, and as the planet is threatened, the population rebels, and laws are passed to restore order: life ends at 120. Supers are tracked down by Omnicide investigators like Mara, and executed...
Mara has her own reasons for hunting Supers, and she forms an unlikely alliance with Ruth to find Grundleger.
But Grundleger has been working on something even more radical and is one step ahead, with a deadly surprise in store for them both...
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Had me hooked from the opening chapter, right through to the brilliantly shocking ending ... We should all be reading Eve's cautionary tales Philippa East
Yet another piece of insightfully thrilling writing from the master of ethical science dystopia SciFi Now
Eve Smith has done it again! Thrilling, provocative and downright scary, The Cure is a powerfully clever novel, and Smith an author at the top of her game Russ Thomas
Gripping and utterly believable, a terrifying glimpse into the near future that seems all too real and a call to arms in the present, as we watch safeguards against abuse of power being removed on a daily basis Trevor Wood
A chilling glimpse into the near future - an original, gripping, masterful blend of crime and suspense. The most original story I've read in a long while Leye Adenle
A magnificent achievement - as powerful as the finest documentaries, as exciting as the most inventive thrillers Greg Mosse
Perfectly conceived ... a moving exploration of what it is to be human, an exciting thriller in which everyone has a secret, and a shockingly plausible vision of what our near future could be like Paul Waters
Utterly compulsive and electrifying Awais Khan
An incredibly exciting ride through a believable future. It had me gripped! Gaia Vince
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