简介：ReginaStevenshasjustpassedherMedicalLicensingexam.HerboyfriendRyanhasjustproposed.ThehardworkReginahasputinthroughoutherlifeseemedlikeitwasbeginningtoreallypayoff.Thatwasuntilshewokeuponedaywithaninsatiableappetiteforhumanflesh,nopulseandanimpossiblyheightenedabilitytoheal.Whileattemptingtounlockthemysteryofhowshecanhavethesesymptomsandstillbealive,Regina,andasomewhatreluctantRyan,begintodiscoverlinksbetweenaparasiticfunguscalledcordycepsandhernew-foundcravingsforhumanflesh.Cravingstheyslowlylearnwillcontinuetointensifyuntiltheyconsumehermind,renderingherunconsciousandhelplesstokeepthedrivetofeedatbay.Oncethedeathcountbegins,Reginatriestoendit,butfails.HerbotchedsuicideattemptlandsherinthecustodyoftheStateandunderthecareofDr.DanielRomera...…