Project Gutenberg 2024-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 154 McClatchie, Sam 1915 Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The last vial $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1960. Produced from Amazing Stories November, December 1960, January 1961. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Last Vial" by Sam McClatchie is a science fiction novel written in the late 20th century. The story revolves around the rapid spread of a new and mysterious epidemic, impacting both the health of the population and the research efforts of a dedicated laboratory team. The main character, Dr. John Macdonald, finds himself caught between unraveling the mysteries of this virus and managing personal relationships amid the chaos. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dr. Macdonald as he returns to the laboratory after a vacation, only to discover that a flu epidemic has suddenly escalated in his absence. He quickly learns that the epidemic may be connected to a new strain of virus that exhibits unusual characteristics. As he navigates through interactions with colleagues, we get a glimpse into the laboratory's intense environment and the urgency to understand the implications of this outbreak. Early signs suggest that the flu may cause serious reproductive issues, raising alarms about potential sterilization for those affected, ultimately leading to a fear of significant societal consequences. The tension between scientific inquiry and the looming threat of a public health crisis sets the stage for a gripping narrative ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231019105040mcclatchie 1960 US Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Epidemics -- Fiction Cold War -- Fiction Biological warfare -- Fiction Pathologists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 419029 2025-07-28T15:04:29.576799 text/html 394006 2024-01-02T13:34:53 text/html 2143036 2025-07-28T15:04:36.884779 application/epub+zip 2150431 2025-07-28T15:04:31.806775 application/epub+zip 560382 2025-07-28T15:04:30.383799 application/epub+zip 3210552 2025-07-28T15:04:40.340791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3198214 2025-07-28T15:04:36.044748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400829 2025-07-28T15:04:28.633797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381034 2024-01-02T13:34:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-07-28T15:04:40.476746 application/rdf+xml 30956 2025-07-28T15:04:30.908788 image/jpeg 4749 2025-07-28T15:04:30.646830 image/jpeg 4862785 2025-07-28T15:04:29.666818 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia