Synopsis
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A
novel of
Bio-Consequences
bio-consequences (bi'o-kon'si-kwen(t)s)
n. 1. The direct
or indirect impact
of varying
influences on
living matter or
organisms.
2. The result of
the interaction
between living
organisms and the
bio-sphere.
3. The degradation
of an ecosystem by
living organisms
due to
bio-waste.
4. The effect of a
degraded ecosystem
on its living
organisms.
(Greek bios,
life).
In the near
future, a
mysterious new
disease spreads
like wildfire,
threatening to
exterminate
humanity within
months.
Traditional
medicine is
powerless.
An oddly assorted
team, including a
wilderness expert
and a crusading
journalist, led by
an eccentric
herbalist named
Gurner, scours the
world's forests in
search of an
herbal cure.
As they gather
medicinal plants
that alleviate
some of the
symptoms, they
must race against
the global
clear-cutting of
old-growth and
rain forests in a
desperate effort
to find a complete
remedy before
ALLIS destroys
humanity.
Revealing the
mind-set that
results in the
daily decimation
of 100 species of
plane and animal
life, Clearcut
is a novel of
inevitable
bio-consequences. |
