​This was a hit/miss for me. It squeaks to a 4-star due to rounding up. Okay, with that out of the way... The concept is what sells me, overall. In the near-future, a man-made virus creams Earth and humanity. The only saving grace is that the virus mutates and half a millennium later, a new race has evolved; peaceful, open (hippies!), heavy-tech, and co-existence is had. But - utopia doesn't last and mutation begins again. This time, the only way to save the Unathi is to travel back in time. The kicker, though: The peaceful Unathi must kill all humans infected with the strain that ultimately would destroy all living forms. A little trippy. A little more juxtaposition between hippy commune and waging war for the greater good. That is as deep as I want to go so I don't spoil all that unfolds. The book was pretty slow going for me, but it does pick up. There is a 'conclusion' to this book so readers aren't totally left waiting for book 2. Of course, there is plenty of story left. I think the remaining, untold story could prove to be pretty fun. ARC provided.
4 of 5 stars. From the Publisher:
In 2079, a devastating synthetic virus is unleashed that destroys most of mankind. Over the following centuries, however, the virus evolves into a beneficial symbiont and a superior post-human race is born. But in 2616, the Unathi people's utopian world is violently disrupted when the symbiont begins to mutate. Kala is one of those chosen to travel back in time to 2079, when a global viral pandemic is raging, on a desperate mission to change the course of the future. If she fails, it will be the end of all humanity forever. If she succeeds, it will be the end of her.
