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Kill Them with Kindness

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Kill Them with Kindness

By: Will Carver
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
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The threat of nuclear war is no longer scary. This is much worse. It's invisible. It works quickly. And it's coming.

The scourge has already infected and killed half the population in China and it is heading towards the UK. There is no time to escape. The British government sees no way out other than to distribute 'Dignity Pills' to its citizens – one last night with family or loved ones before going to sleep forever … together.

Dr Haruto Ikeda, a Japanese scientist working at a Chinese research facility, wants to save the world. He has discovered a way to mutate a virus. Instead of making people sick, instead of causing death, it's going to make them ... nice. Instead of attacking the lungs, it will work into the brain and increase the host's ability to feel and show compassion. It will make people kind.

But governments don't want a population in agreement. They want conflict and outrage and fear. Reasonable people are harder to control.

Ikeda's quest is thoughtful and noble, and it just might work. Maybe humanity can be saved. Maybe it doesn't have to be the end.

©2025 Copyright Will Carver (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing
Dystopian Genre Fiction Medical Metaphysical & Visionary Political Science Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense World Literature
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Critic Reviews

'Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel.' (Literary Review)
'Superbly paced and remarkably inventive.' (on Upstairs at the Beresford) (M.W. Craven, multi-award winning author)
‘Multi-layered and masterfully written, this darkly humorous tale will both shock and entertain.’ (on Upstairs at the Beresford) (Heat Magazine)
'Wackily entertaining, wicked and naughty ...' (on The Beresford) (NB Magazine)

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