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Venomous Lumpsucker

Join us for a book discussion of Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman

Tens of thousands of species are going extinct each year. A whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, such as biobanks: secure archives of DNA samples, from which lost organisms might someday be resurrected. But after a mysterious cyber-attack hits every biobank simultaneously, the last traces of the perished species are erased. Scientists Karin Resaint and Mark Halyard are focus on one species: the venomous lumpsucker, a small, ugly bottom-feeder but also the most intelligent fish on the planet. Across the dystopian landscapes of the 2030s, Resaint and Halyard hunt for a surviving lumpsucker. And the further they go, the deeper they’re drawn into the mystery of the attack on the biobanks. Who was behind it? And why would anyone do such a thing?

Get Lit is a book discussion group for those adventurous souls who would like to read a little something different. A limited number of books are available at the Information Desk on a first come basis.

Get Lit meets outside the library at Adventurous Brewing in Bettendorf. Please note Adventurous Brewing is a 21 and older location. 

Can't make the meeting? Join us online in our Goodreads group Get Lit - Bettendorf Public Library or drop by our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bplgetlit/. For more information email jgillette@bettendorf.org.

Get Lit is sponsored by The Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library.