Exploring questions of guilt and responsibility, The M.D. is a satisfying mix of dark humor, biting social commentary, and terrifying horror. Given the power to heal or to harm by the Roman god Mercury through a magical staff, the caduceus, young Billy Michaels embarks on a lifelong journey of inflicting good and evil on those who cross his path. Wielding the caduceus, Billy, and later the grown-up, greedy physician William, can only cure in proportion to the amount of suffering he inflicts. From paralyzing his brother and mutilating schoolmates to wreaking a nationwide plague and running for-profit concentration camps for the sick, Michaels's powers spin quickly out of control.
- ISBN:
- 9780816672097
- 9780816672097
- Category:
- Science fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 15-09-2010
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x28mm
- Weight:
- 0.54kg
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