Resistant: A Novel

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KEY SELLING POINTS:

Overuse of antibiotics and untreatable infections are constantly in the news today.

Romance comprises 35% of total book sales in the US.

Best Action/Thriller Fiction lists in the US are topped by books with science-heavy plots.

Science fiction has seen strong sales in the past couple of years, with standouts like The Martian, which sold just shy of 1.2 million print copies across all editions.

AUDIENCE:

Mainstream romance readers (Nora Roberts readers)

Commercial science fiction readers (Crichton/Weir/Rollins/Riddle)

Action adventure readers

Reviews

Shortlisted for the Global Thriller Award, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

A chilling examination of a possible future, filled with lovable characters, excellent pacing, and sharp sociopolitical criticism.
Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Rachael Sparks was born in Waco, Texas. She graduated with a degree in microbiology from Texas A&M University and her first college job was ghostwriting a nonfiction science book. After a decade-long career in Austin, Texas, as a transplant specialist, she joined a startup fighting healthcare acquired infections. After relocating with her husband, young daughter, and mother to Asheville, North Carolina, she finally put her first novel onto the page. In her free time she serves on the board of the Asheville Museum of Science and loves to cook, brew, garden, and spend time with friends and family in between obsessively researching new science concepts, history, or new recipes.