by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston · EDB FICCION · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466639774
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«Tratamiento invasor» is the science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, published by Ediciones B in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).
Some «curadores» collect the homeless and cure genetic diseases with a virus that proves lethal to others. The Biological Risk Agency turns to virologist Frank Hartman and his possible antivirus, while the curadores follow a new prophet. The novel contrasts two futures for the species and reflects on genetic ethics.
It is the first edition, published on 4 February 2009 in the Nova collection. Translation by Rafael Marín Trechera.
For science fiction readers looking for biotechnological thrillers and ethical dilemmas about genetic enhancement.
Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; he has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.
