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The M.D.: A Horror Story
| Author: | Thomas M. Disch |
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1991 |
| Series: | Supernatural Minnesota: Book 2 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Weird (Horror) |
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Synopsis
Exploring questions of guilt and responsibility, the second book in Thomas M. Disch's Supernatural Minnesota series, The M.D., is a satisfying mix of dark humor, biting social commentary, and terrifying horror. Given the power to heal or to harm by the Roman god Mercury through a magical staff, the caduceus, young Billy Michaels embarks on a lifelong journey of inflicting good and evil on those who cross his path. Wielding the caduceus, Billy, and later the grown-up, greedy physician William, can only cure in proportion to the amount of suffering he inflicts. From paralyzing his brother and mutilating schoolmates to wreaking a nationwide plague and running for-profit concentration camps for the sick, Michaels's powers spin quickly out of control.
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