My Xoma (Paperback)
Mari Laroche
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPaperback. They called her Myxy. They should have called her weapon.On her eighth birthday, Xoma thought she was helping her adoptive father with his scientific work. One injection later, she became the deadliest bioweapon in two worlds.Dr. Scott Wyndgate didn't just adopt an orphaned Driathian child-he engineered the perfect carrier for a virus designed to wipe out entire populations. For eleven years, Xoma has been his unwitting instrument of genocide, visiting schools for single days that leave three-quarters of the population dead within twenty-four hours.Now, as her creator lies dying in his own laboratory, Xoma finally understands the full scope of her father's betrayal. She is no longer just a carrier-she has become something far more dangerous. The virus has evolved, grown stronger, and the vaccine that once protected a chosen few no longer works.Trapped in a compound abandoned by fleeing scientists, Xoma faces an impossible choice: die alone in her prison, or risk destroying the last survivors of her own race.Some experiments should never have been attempted. Some weapons should never have been created.And some daughters should never forgive their fathers.A haunting tale of scientific hubris, genocide, and one girl's struggle with the monster she was made to become. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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They called her Myxy. They should have called her weapon.
On her eighth birthday, Xoma thought she was helping her adoptive father with his scientific work. One injection later, she became the deadliest bioweapon in two worlds.
Dr. Scott Wyndgate didn't just adopt an orphaned Driathian child-he engineered the perfect carrier for a virus designed to wipe out entire populations. For eleven years, Xoma has been his unwitting instrument of genocide, visiting schools for single days that leave three-quarters of the population dead within twenty-four hours.
Now, as her creator lies dying in his own laboratory, Xoma finally understands the full scope of her father's betrayal. She is no longer just a carrier-she has become something far more dangerous. The virus has evolved, grown stronger, and the vaccine that once protected a chosen few no longer works.
Trapped in a compound abandoned by fleeing scientists, Xoma faces an impossible choice: die alone in her prison, or risk destroying the last survivors of her own race.
Some experiments should never have been attempted. Some weapons should never have been created.
And some daughters should never forgive their fathers.
A haunting tale of scientific hubris, genocide, and one girl's struggle with the monster she was made to become.
Mari LaRoche is an emerging fantasy and paranormal author who has been making up stories since she could talk.
Her early stories have been featured in anthologies such as Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice, Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, and Secrets in Our Cities. "Secrets and Gold" has been republished in a textbook currently in use at a local community college.
She is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Mari graduated from Johns Hopkins University with her MA in Creative Writing in May 2023. She also presents workshops to local community college students on the challenges and rewards of creative writing.
When not found with a book, camera, or laptop in her hands, Mari loves to cuddle her three cats (The Catxels), travel through Canada, and collect tattoos (mostly of the feline variety).
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