Antibodies (The X-Files)
by Kevin J. Anderson

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Book Review: Best of a good series so far
Summary: 5 Stars

What is so enthralling about "Antibodies" is that elements from the television series are woven into this story in a manner that that flows naturally with the narrative. Scully's combat with cancer in the TV series is used as a motivating factor in the novel, but her internal conflicts over her potential for motherhood is subtly worked in as well. Anderson does a little better also at injecting Mulder's sarcasm into the dialogue. His quips are more natural than they have been in other novels, which in my opinion came off as being forced.

And the book even has a brief, but significant appearance, of another important character from the television series.

In all, I sensed Anderson's comfort with the characters, and I do hope there are other novelizations in the works. It would be a shame for the series to switch authors again now that Anderson has shown his expertise at crafting an X-File story with characters that ring true to the series in a manner that they don't come off as two-dimentional or even cartoonish.

How about it Anderson? Let's crank out a few more!

Summary of Antibodies (The X-Files)

When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, man-made plague is on the loose.As the FBI agents investigating the "X-Files" -- cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable -- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI... and beyond.

Racing to contain the lethal virus before it can spread, Mulder and Scully make a chilling discovery. Before his death, Dr. David Kennessy, a hotshot cancer researcher at DyMar, had been experimenting with a promising but highly dangerous technology: microscopic bio-machines that can cure any disease, heal any wound. In theory, this research could be a miracle cure, perhaps even a doorway to immortality. It was also the only way Dr. Kennessy could save his leukemia-stricken son.

But when a second corpse turns up, savagely mutilated from within, it's anything but theoretical. Could machines created to cure have learned to kill? Scrambling for answers, Mulder and Scully are opposed at every step by faceless enemies with all the resources of the government -- even perhaps of their own agency -- at their command. Enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that the secret of immortality falls in the right hands -- their hands.

As sinister forces close in, Scully fights to save the life of an innocent boy while Mulder comes face to face with a crazed and desperate man. A man whose slightest touch brings agonizing death -- and perhaps a resurrection more horrible still.

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