Rating: 2, Not recommended Recommended By: SFRevu:4
A unit of an intelligent alien parasite in a human brain finds evidence that the host's immune system is on to them.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: It's quite a story that can make us root for a parasite. The unit doesn't seem to realize that it has become the new mother--or, if not the mother, it has at least become the leader.
Con: Since this is a hive organism, it's hard to believe a single unit could have so much intelligence. It's hard to believe the hive could survive the death of the queen. It's also hard to believe that destroying a single rogue unit (the "brother") plus a few neurons would make such a huge difference to the human host.
The science seems to be very wrong. The brain doesn't swim in a sea of glucose. Sodium and potassium don't form membranes, and they have nothing to do with proteins. Larvae is the plural of larva--it is not the singular.
Con: Since this is a hive organism, it's hard to believe a single unit could have so much intelligence. It's hard to believe the hive could survive the death of the queen. It's also hard to believe that destroying a single rogue unit (the "brother") plus a few neurons would make such a huge difference to the human host.
The science seems to be very wrong. The brain doesn't swim in a sea of glucose. Sodium and potassium don't form membranes, and they have nothing to do with proteins. Larvae is the plural of larva--it is not the singular.
