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Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Ray

Badge of Infamy

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Lester Del Ray

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 14, 2013

Daniel Feldman had once been a doctor.

Space OperaSci-FiMilitary Sci-Fimystery
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Who it’s for
A spacefaring adventure turns medical ethics into a matter of survival and political consequence.
Themes
Medical ethics, Plague and survival, Earth–Mars conflict
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Daniel Feldman had once been a doctor. He made the mistake of saving a friend's life in violation of the Medical Lobby rules. Now, he's a pariah, shunned by all, forbidden to touch another patient. But things are more loose on Mars. There Doc Feldman is welcomed by the colonists, even as he's hunted by the authorities. But, when he discovers a Martian plague may soon wipe out humanity on two planets, Feldman finds himself a pivotal figure. War erupts.

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Earth is poised to wipe out the Mars colony utterly. A cure to the plague is the price of peace, and only Feldman can find it.

Medicine Under Pressure

A spacefaring adventure turns medical ethics into a matter of survival and political consequence.

Come here for

  • A doctor’s forbidden choice with consequences across two worlds
  • The collision of plague, authority, and survival

Expect

  • A high-stakes race for a cure
  • Earth and Mars caught in a fight over peace

Where it sits

Military Sci-Fi35%
Sci-Fi27%
Space Opera17%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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  • Alien Contact
Authors
Lester Del Ray
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 14, 2013
Format
Ebook
Theme
Medical ethics · Plague and survival · Earth–Mars conflict
Reading lane
Alien Contact