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The Venom of Vipers [Kindle Edition]

K.C. May (Author)
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Ryder wants to be more than a lab rat; he wants to be free.
Katie wants him to save the world.
Purists want him dead.

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

In a future where humans teeter on the brink of extinction, hope lies in the genetic experiments of Katie Marsh. A brilliant young scientist, Katie is hard at work perfecting a new species of humanoid resistant to the devastating virus afflicting mankind. But not everyone wants Katie to succeed.

Confined to the lab that created him, Ryder Stone wants to live as a free man. But Ryder, whose unique physiology may provide the cure for this viral malady, must tread lightly, for in his world, friends can sometimes be foes, and the helping hand of people close to him may very well turn out to be... the venom of vipers.
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  • Named a Top-15 Book of 2010 by author and book reviewer Robert Duperre on The Journal of Always.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 490 KB
  • Print Length: 244 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1453802746
  • Publisher: Peach Orchard Press (29 Nov 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004EBT3HW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #45,198 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The Venom of Vipers by K.C. May is a futuristic look at the length that humans are willing to go to in order to secure our future. A super virus, Molio, is quickly spreading through the human race and turning the world into a barren wasteland. With the humans quickly dying off, scientists have created a new species by combining human and reptilian DNA in hopes of finding a cure. It soon becomes evident that by the time a cure is found, if one even exists, that the humans time will have run its course and so scientists decide to further the new species so that they may take over once humans become extinct. But as with all scientific experiments, you have some people who agree and others who disagree. The new species, the Sapher, is forced to live within an enclosed facility since humans are having a hard time accepting that they are anything more than lab rats. That is when Dr. Katie Marsh comes into play when she gets a job at the facility as the new reproductive scientist. Her job is to figure out why Sapher women are having such a hard time carrying a baby to term. Until this problem is solved, the outlook for both species looks bleak. Little does Dr. Marsh know at the time, but her childhood friend and Sapher Ryder, just may hold the answer to saving humanity, along with his race as well. K.C. May does an amazing job of setting up the story line and moving it at a pace that keeps the reader intrigued and wanting more. I personally could not put the book down once I started. Just when the reader begins to think that everything has been revealed, new twists come into play which set the hook that much deeper into the reader. Will the Sapher race take their new knowledge and help humanity, or would taking over be more beneficial? The only other thing that I can really say about The Venom of Vipers without giving too much away is to do yourself a favor and get your own copy to read today. Seriously! You won't be sorry! The Venom of Vipers could easily be one of the best books I have read so far this year. I will definitely be getting a paperback copy of this book to add to my bookshelf as I can see myself reading it over and over again.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A great scifi thriller! 18 April 2011
By Scott
Format:Kindle Edition
The Venom of Vipers is the second book I have read by KC May, both of them excellent. I don't typically read a lot of scifi stuff, but this book had me hooked early and kept me interested till the end. I finished it up in two sittings.

The plot is that there is a super disease that is well on its way to wiping humans off the planet. If the disease is cured it creates toxins that destroy the body, if it is not a terrible death waits. A sub race of humans mixed with reptile DNA is created to make them immune to the disease in hopes that studying them will translate into a cure for the human race. The sub race (Saphers) have some problems of their own mainly they are unable to reproduce without having a human surrogate mother.

Katie whose father is one of the head scientists at the compound where the Saphers are kept is brought in to help with their reproductive issues to make them a viable race in the event that humanity is wiped out by the disease. Katie grew up with a Sapher named Ryder as her best friend and wants nothing more for them to become recognized as citizens and afforded basic rights.

I really enjoyed this book because it has a great feel of reality to it. There are 2 major groups that protest at the Sapher compound one group that wants them to be released as free people and one that thinks of them as abominations and wants them wiped out. The characters are very easy to understand with a few of them being a little over the top, but I think that is what makes a thriller. Overall this book was fantastic and I will continue to read what KC May has to offer.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Venom of Vipers 27 Feb 2011
By BigAl TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
The primary characters, Katie (a doctor/researcher) and Ryder (one of the saphers) were likeable. Although Ryder had many faults, his temper being one, this just made him seem more human. The fictional science was a big part of the premise and overall story, but not so far out as to be unbelievable - it seemed very conceivable by extrapolating current scientific knowledge out just a few years. Most important, the story revolved around the characters rather than the science. As with any well-told story, I found myself pulling for the characters I liked and against those I didn't, regardless of if they were Homo sapiens or the sapher sub-species.

The latter portion of the book turns into to a thriller. This part gets very intense, as you'd hope for a thriller. However, this is also the only part of the book where I had any quibbles. Specifically the head of security was a character that became less and less believable. His motivations and goals were clear; however, his actions seemed less than credible at times. Despite this I found Venom of Vipers an enjoyable and entertaining read.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog.**
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The Venom Of Wipers
Read this as Kindle version. The story has imagination and pace and was worth the read (especially for just £0.77). Read more
Published 24 days ago by M. Burns
Easy reading
I bought the book after just getting back into the sci-fi genre. To cut a long story short, the plot was refreshing with a nice slant on a potential predicament for mankind. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Jagbo
Really enjoyed this one.
A good premise to the book. Humankind is been killed off by a virus and creates a genetically modified homo-sapiens (saphers) to try to ensure the survival of the species. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Bronte
venom of vipers
An interesting si-fi tale set in the not too distant future making the reader delve into their own head about what you believe it is that makes you human, the social and ethical... Read more
Published 2 months ago by kimmy0ne
Absolutely Fantastic! Best read I've had in ages.
I wasn't expecting much when I downloaded this book. Its not my usual genre, normally things about science and viruses hold no interest for me, and I class them as 'mens books'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. S. E. Harman
Engaging sci-fi thriller
I would probably have given this book four stars, except star inflation means it would then be seen as not-so-good, and it's a very engaging thriller which deserves more readers. Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. M. Ball
Great read
Others have given detailed reviews of the plot so I'll only mention the really high spots. The first time I "met" a Sapher I was truly surprised. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Puddleduck
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