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The God Virus Paperback – May 6, 2011

by J E Murphy (Author)
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An ancient virus is turning animals into people and people into monsters. Two romantically inclined mutants lead a pack of hybridized pilgrims from Miami across Africa to Rome. Their two-fold purpose: stop the cure for the disease that created them, and get the Pope's OK for non-humans to marry in the Church.

A virus from billions of years in the past has emerged from ancient salt beds with devastating results. As the virus turns evolution on its head, people are changed into monsters, animals begin to demand their rights, and civilization is brought to its knees. The few remaining humans seek safety in the quarantine of walled cities such as the Vatican. They desperately seek a cure, but the only one they find may have results too horrible to contemplate Judeus and Miranda, recent converts to the phylum Porifera, set out with a werewolfish priest, a planeload of mutating pilgrims, and a sabre-tooth shape-shifting cat on their own journey from Miami to the Vatican. One wants to teach the Pope how to pray in this strange new world. The other wants to stop the cure being developed by the remaining humans. And they both want to get the Pope's final answer on whether non-humans should marry. With their plane shot down over Africa, they learn that strange events are not limited just to the civilized parts of the world. Is the virus God's punishment on the world? Or is there no god but the virus? Or is the virus going to create a new god? Can three sponge-monsters straighten this mess out?
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    May 6, 2011
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    1461042119
  6. ISBN-13
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I have always enjoyed most the books that expanded my horizons and showed me new ways to look at the world. I hope that someday, people will say my books did that for them.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 6, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 418 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1461042119
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1461042112
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.95 x 9 inches
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Author Page of J E Murphy (Jim Murphy), author, poet, philosopher, credologist, student of natural history, anthropology, sociology, genetics, and politics. Novels include A VIEW FROM A HEIGHT, THE GOD VIRUS, THE NEXT BUDDHA, CONFESSIONS OF A CHIMPMANZEE, AFRICA'S CHILDREN, 5 BILLION YEARS ALONE, THE PARADISE PASSAGE, DIARY OF A DUMBASS DIVER, and a collection of short fiction, THE LAST ROMANIAN FROGMAN.

I am an author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, a world traveler, a SCUBA diver, and a student of humanity and its philosophies. My second biggest question in life is: What makes us "human"? The biggest question is, of course: What is it all about, anyway?

As I was growing up, the books that I most enjoyed reading were those that showed me a new way of looking at the world that I had never thought of before. Some were non-fiction, but most were fiction, and many of them were science fiction and fantasy. This is because science fiction and fantasy allows an author to step totally outside the box of any particular world view, and look back at it and show it to the reader in this new way. That is what I want to do. Like the authors before me, it is not my intent to say the world is really this way or that way, but just to say here is another idea, let's take a look at it together and see where it goes.

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Readingrocks
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, gripping and brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2011
Have you ever read a metaphysical thriller? Wow, this is a mindf**k. This author is brilliant, just brilliant. If you've ever enjoyed the pace and insight of James Redfield, then this book is just up your alley.

Oddly, I could live in a world like this. I really could. Insight: Murphy hits you with a sledgehammer of truth in this. Funny how human's always want things to stay the same - when change really should be embraced, encouraged - especially when that change puts us *in their shoes* - who are they? Humanity's victims since day one. When the shoe drops - humans will be very sorry indeed. Can I just say - I LOVED THIS BOOK!
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Reviewer"Lynn"
4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Sci-Fi Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2011
The God Virus
J.E. Murphy
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Sci-Fi ; Fantasy
4 Stars

Miami Florida, mutants, shape shifters, animals speaking as humans and going wild and humans turning into animals. What is happening to the world.

Judeus Rodriguez Hermone, married Miranda Marquesa Garcia who is now know as Santa Miranda. He first found Miranda washed up on a beach still wearing her air tank. At first thought he presumed her dead but at a second glance she was alive. Reviving her through mouth to mouth he now becomes infected what has become known as the Miranda Virus. An ancient virus evolving from the sea beds is now affecting everything living thing, humans and animals. Animals demanding their rights, humans turning into animals, tempers flare, sexual levels escalate and then wane.
On the run now after being kidnapped by agents. Miranda makes her way back to Judeus's apartment. When the agents come looking for her she has disappeared only to reemerge after they leave. Now a shape shifter she also has infected Judeus cat , Carmina. When Judeus is arrested , Miranda saves him from jail. There is only one problem he now has become like her. There is only one way to stop this virus and return things to normal. Find a cure, to change the world back like it was, but as they soon find out the sure is worse than the virus. Now Judeus and Miranda are on a mission to stop the cure. As they and a group of pilgrim mutants make their way to Rome and the Vatican to see the Pope. They soon find out on their trip that the virus is not limited to just the civilized nations.
When God gave humans dominion over the animals, humans were poor examples. With animal cruelty abounding have they prayed to God and He is taking this dominion back and turning it back to the animals or is this Virus creating a new God.

This is quite an interesting story. I am usually not one for Sci- Fi books but this one did entice me to keep reading. For all Sci-Fi readers out there I feel you will enjoy this book also. Just listen carefully if you thing you hear your dog or cat say something to you. Were they really talking or was it in all your mind. A little different than the first two books of the authors I feel it still rates as an interesting novel, whether one wants to call it Sci Fi or a Fantasy.
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Nancy McCollum
4.0 out of 5 stars The God Virus by Jim Murphy
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2011
This book will have you turning pages. Lots of movement, action and new and exciting ideas for how the world could change. The premises are scientific, and are used as metaphor for the underlying notion of a search for God. At times the language is poetic and always is engaging. You will not regret reading The God Virus!  The God Virus
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Robin Harper
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2011
I am currently in the middle of reading The God Virus. The twists and turns keep me on my toes. The story is thought provoking, engaging and unlike any other I have read. I am looking forward to the rest of the novel.
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