Brenna Lowery

The Empathy Plague (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Ai

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Empathy Plague whispers into existence, draping the world in a deceptive warmth. Shared sunsets evoke city-wide sighs, and small kindnesses ignite chains of generosity. But this fragile harmony shatters as empathy twists into a weapon, a cacophony of raw, unfiltered emotion. Cities crumble beneath the weight of shared anxieties, leaving behind echoing wastelands of psychic debris. Jody Ross, an artist haunted by a lost past, finds refuge in her sketchbook, her art a desperate rebellion against the crushing tide of collective consciousness. But the plague invades even her sanctuary, twisting her drawings into terrifyingly accurate premonitions of future emotional outbreaks. Dr. Daniel Lee, a pragmatic neurologist, initially dismisses the phenomenon, his scientific mind clinging to logic.  But as the world unravels, he is forced to confront the undeniable: a neurological shift that threatens to erase individuality itself. Rebecca Mercer, a sociopath, navigates the chaos with unnerving clarity. Her lack of empathy, once a burden, becomes an impenetrable shield, raising a chilling question: is empathy truly a virtue, or can it, unchecked, become a force of destruction? Michael Webb, a disgraced neuroscientist, emerges from the shadows, his radical theories now horrifyingly relevant. He believes the Empathy Plague is not a disease, but a catastrophic evolutionary misstep, a transition to a higher consciousness gone terribly wrong. Bound by a shared threat, these four disparate souls forge an uneasy alliance, their journey taking them through desolate landscapes pulsing with the psychic wreckage of shattered communities. Their search leads them to a hidden enclave of "Nulls," individuals immune to the plague.  But their emotional detachment isn't the salvation humanity craves; it's a chilling echo of a world without connection. A hidden subplot unfolds, centered on Amelia Hayes, a young girl whose uncontrolled emotions ripple across vast distances, igniting riots and triggering mass euphoria that spirals into manic chaos.  She is both a threat and a potential key to understanding the plague's devastating power. A potential cure emerges - a neurotoxin capable of dampening empathy. But is survival without emotional connection a price worth paying? Jody's premonitions offer a terrifying alternative: a future where individual consciousness dissolves into a single, suffering hive mind.  She envisions another path, one that harnesses Amelia's power not to suppress empathy, but to channel it, to create a global moment of shared understanding.  But can such a fragile hope survive in a world consumed by chaos? The climax unfolds in the ruins of a deserted research facility, a battle not just for survival, but for the very soul of humanity.  The survivors must choose: embrace emotional sterility or risk a gamble that could cost them everything.  The ending is bittersweet, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of connection, even in the face of unimaginable loss.  The plague remains a lurking threat, but in the ruins of a shattered world, a flicker of hope endures, reminding us of the delicate balance between individual consciousness and collective empathy, a balance we must now strive to maintain in a world forever changed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublishDrive
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 6610000669172
• Artikelnr.: 72129431