The Seeding By David Shobin

Jun 25, 2009 | No Comments | @andrewmarcec

The Seeding

The pregnant women of Washington are in a constant state of terror as the death toll from a new type of cancer afflicts only them.  This cancer shows no signs of its presence until two weeks before it kills and leaves behind a fragrant, floral odor that has the state’s best doctor baffled.  However Doctor Erickson will soon have his time to solve the mystery behind the cancer when he admits a new patient, Michelle Van Dyne.  She is stricken with another odd disease only spoken of in medical journals, and upon further questioning seems to be missing a large portion of memories from the last week.  As the disease spreads to hospital colleagues and many other pregnant women die, Doctor Erickson is in a race against time.  Will he succeed?

The Seeding is an incredibly quick read, not only in page count but also because of the story. David Shobin does an incredible job at developing deep characters that the reader can relate to, on top of keeping curiosity at a maximum revolving the mystery of the disease.  David’s medical knowledge is very evident in this book, and he never gets incredibly technical with his descriptions, leaving things in the readers hands as to figure out.

However, though David’s excellent story telling abilities are incredibly present throughout this novel, he falls short in the end.  The way the ending is treated as opposed to the anticipation of the mystery falls incredibly short of expectations.  It is a short, one sentence explanation that doesn’t answer half of the questions posed during the reading.  Don’t like this frighten you away, the journey through the story is well worth it.

David is an author of several novels, and “The Unborn” was just given a film treatment in 2008.

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