A Really Bad Hair Day: The Return Of Magic Plague

by Rob Preece

Lawyer Erin Tsong knows how to put on her game face, intimidate an opposing witness, play tough, but there's such a thing as carrying intimidation too far. At least that's what the judge says when she grows snakes out of her head. And Erin finds herself without a job, without a boyfriend, and with the threat of her mother coming to take care of her. Unfortunately, what happens to Erin is not unique--all over America, people are being transformed--and Erin is caught up in the backlash. A human retrovirus has exposed long-suppressed DNA sequences, sequences that carry the genes for vampires, giants, shapeshifters, and even Gorgons. As the world struggles to deal with the consequences of the transformation, Erin finds herself caught in the middle. She's involved in a high-profile legal case, one aimed at classifying the transformed as violent criminals, but she's also threatened by a group of vampires who believe she's a traitor to the transformed community.

212 pages, Paperback

First published February 21, 2008

About the author

I'm a writer and publisher (I run www.booksforabuck.com). In my spare time I practice martial arts (tae kwon do and fencing), and teach bridge (the card game, not the engineering structures). "

Reviews

[Steve]

I just finished Mr. Preece's book, Nanocorporate, a few days ago and was blown away. So now, I tried this...was he a one hit wonder?
As I began, I thought this book would descend into the inane dribble so many of this genre become. Boy was I wrong. He now has two books that have taken me by surprise and impressed me with his skill. He turned what sounds like a silly premise into a profound "fear of the new and different" read.
As in Nanocorporate, his ability to say twice what most authors say with only half the words is simply astonishing. Without realizing it and without being subjected to page after page of mundane character development, you suddenly realize you love the people in this book. I am simply blown away by his skill. If you've not tried this book, or the first one I read, Nanocorporate, you are just cheating yourself. A writer this good needs to be encouraged to keep it up.