Better living through chemistry? Maybe. Maybe not. Find out in The Innerglow Effect by Craig Robertson:
Drug companies continue to come out with powerful new medicines. Some produce wondrous responses while others have unforeseen side effects. A new antidepressant, rushed through FDA approval, may be causing its users to see themselves die, while at the same time allowing them to live to tell the tale. Join Paul, a physician, and Pablo, a priest, as they work together to make sense of the bizarre reports they are receiving. The two try to understand not only what the Innerglow Effect is, but what it means. If what they are hearing is to be believed, the enormous implications will change the lives of every man, woman, and child. Reincarnation and virtual immortality are just a beginnings of the implications they have to sort though. Read how they try and help those seeking consolation while dealing themselves with the terrible burden they would have to bare if an afterlife was a certainty. How would you react? Could you handle the Innerglow Effect? Find out by reading this riveting story of imagination and hope, written by this rising star of American fiction.
And yes, you read that right. This serialized audiobook is complete at 10 episodes. Pick a default or custom feed and listen away!
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February 2nd, 2010 at 1:23 am
The characters are well-rounded and very believable. I was particularly impressed by the description of the lot of an ER doctor and interactions with patients and family members. The story is interesting. Although I’m often put off by religious themes in stories, I didn’t mind the religious theme given it was in keeping with the story line.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
Why thank you most kindly Genevere! I am rather proud of the medical characters, and will probably have to do a purely medical novel one of these days. I had some concern about how to bring the religious aspect in as I definitely did not want to come off ‘preachy’ (as I feel I did in Anon Time). I came at it from the angle of who would see the Effect first, and came up with this pair. I hope you enjoy TIE as you listen on and I appreciate the feedback……….
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:50 pm
This was a fun listen. I really like Medical thrillers but I wish we could have seen a more sinister drug company. The seductive drug company representative was interesting but never really went anywhere unfortunately.
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Thank you Chris for your comments. I toyed with making the drug company more aggressive and intimidating, actually wrote some distance along that line, but in the end settled for Boom Boom. She was more a temptation than an force of nature, to help delineate Paul’s character. I’m only as I proceed learning to beat up and torture my characters better. My next book is a light comedy, but the one I’m writing now removes the gloves much more (time travel). After that, I’ll do a full out crush the ego medical story, so stay tuned. If you liked this, check out Anon Time, clearly a less polished work, but with a similar joyous spirit………….
June 28th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Super interesting story! I was so impressed with the quality of Craig’s writing and the depth of the ideas he explored here.
The Innerglow Effect has a thought-provoking subject matter with humorous, appealing characters. Thanks, Craig, for sharing it with us!
July 10th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
*blush*, and thank you for those kind words.