Review: Great Premise and Strong Word Building
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2011
Who wouldn't want to live forever?Grace is a black-listed private eye in a community where the inhabitants don't age. You'd think it would be a paradise, but instead, the world has turned to hell. There isn't enough room for all the people, and jobs and living quarters are scarce. People eat strange processed food, and there's even a neat reference to the "Soylent Green" movie with Charleton Heston. People fend for themselves in slums, or give up their lives to become "slaves" in the country.Grace has a small apartment and food, but she needs money to continue her safe lifestyle. The richest man in the city has contacted her. He thinks he has the answer to why people stopped aging, and it's up to her to find the man behind it. She must reunite with a lost love to finish the job.The Immortality Virus is well thought out sci fi with a great premise and a murder mystery at its core. The word building is strong, and the characters are three dimensional people with long past histories, which makes them complicated and fun to read about. The hordes of people reminded me of zombies at times, and it was interesting to see how society could turn bad from what you'd think would be a good thing. Death is a natural part of life. Without it, there's no room for the next generation to be born.