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The Calypso Directive: A Novel
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An unprecedented genetic mutation, an underground think tank, and an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company collide in THE CALYPSO DIRECTIVE—the dazzling debut thriller from Brian Andrews. CALYPSO (published by Arcade and distributed by WW Norton) is scheduled for release April 2012 and is first... read more

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For one hundred and fifty-five days, Will Foster has been locked in medical quarantine without his consent. The doctors claim he is infected with a deadly virus, but this is a lie. Encoded in his DNA is a mutation that provides immunity from disease for all who possess it, source code that... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

For one hundred and fifty-five days, Will Foster has been locked in medical quarantine without his consent. The doctors claim he is infected with a deadly virus, but this is a lie. Encoded in his DNA is a mutation that provides immunity from disease for all who possess it, source code that Vyrogen Pharmaceuticals aims to commercialize as a multi-billion-dollar gene therapy.

Against all odds, Foster escapes his laboratory prison and steals a virulent strain of bubonic plague as insurance. To help him unravel the mystery inside him, Foster contacts the only person he can trust—a former lover and microbiologist living Vienna—and the two become fugitives, hunted across the heart of Europe.

Under the guise of averting a plague pandemic, Vryogen hires an elite, underground Think Tank to track down Foster. But when the team sets a trap for Foster, they discover they're not the only ones in the hunt. In a race against two deadly assassins, can the brilliant minds of the Think Tank unravel the truth before time runs out for their quarry?

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  • “Her beauty was gravity. Raven hair, milky smooth skin, full lips and a diva’s curves. Pulling his gaze from her took a physical effort. More than once she had admonished him with her eyes for his adolescent impropriety, but AJ could not help himself. He had never encountered a woman like Albane Mesnil before.”

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The hospital gown he wore was faded and weightless. After hundreds of washings, it was more tissue paper than clothe.

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  • Genetic Piracy: The exploitation of another human being by copying, utilizing, patenting or manipulating that person's genetic code.
  • Utilitarianism: Utilitarianism is a theory of morality that the moral action is the action results in the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. It is a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome, and that one can only weigh the morality of an action after knowing all its consequences. In the Calypso Directive, Meredith Morley justifies her actions concerning Will Foster under the guise of Utilitarianism.

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  1. Brian Andrews (Author)

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