Cibopath Tony Chu navigates a world where poultry is illegal and a mysterious message is written in celestial fire across the sky. In this fourth volume, Chu travels to a remote island to investigate a strange fruit that tastes exactly like chicken, threatening the global black market. He contends with his former partner, Mason Savoy, while juggling his responsibilities for the Special Crimes Division of the FDA. The narrative introduces a linguistic superpower involving the consumption of writing and details the lethal consequences of a secret food-based conspiracy.
Readers of absurdist crime fiction and dark comedy find this work useful for its inventive world-building and subversion of police procedural tropes. It appeals to those interested in the intersection of gastronomy and speculative fiction. The audience gains a detailed look at a reality where biological abilities are tied strictly to digestion. By the end, the reader understands the escalating stakes of the avian flu narrative and the bizarre mechanics of food-related superpowers that govern this fictional society.
Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
