Pleomorph

by John Paul Mann

In the not too distant future, the world will be held hostage by the ultimate diplomacy and international law. With an increasing population and dwindling resources, an ebola-like virus may be used by China as a weapon or an economic stimulus.As a rising start in China’s communist party is orchestrating a transfer of natural resources from the Russian Far East, a hemorrhagic virus with the ability to change forms appears in central Asia. With the U.S. Government races to contain the economic fallout of the Chinese bargain, the National Security Agency discovers that the two events may be related.Political maneuvers ignore rights and wrongs and a stalemate creates escalating military confrontations. With air forces in flight and ships naval ships within striking distance of their respective targets, the U.S. and China match wits and the face of victory is as unexpected as the battle itself.

179 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 2014

Reviews

[Mike Remo · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW. This story now seems prescient...viruses that change forms, China trying to subjugate Uighurs and dominate natural resources (think "belt and road initiative"), potential military confrontations by an emboldened superpower. A page turner that makes your spine tingle when you realize that all this was predicted 6 years ago. READ THIS BOOK and discern your own context for the strange times we are living through.

[Parry Latine · Rating 5 out of 5]

With COVID news everywhere, I have started reading about geopolitical motives and what levers can be pulled. This book was written 6 years ago, but is almost a documentary of what it happening right now. Of all the thrillers in this genre, I find Pleomorph to be the most compelling, primarily because it is detailed and seems meticulously researched. This is believable as context for what is happening right before our eyes...I wonder how much of it actually happened?