In extremis

Coronavirus Mild Compared to Author's Pathogenic Fungus

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"I think we learn the most about ourselves in extremis," says Duncan, "when everything boils down to run here or run there?

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  • "I think we learn the most about ourselves in extremis," says Duncan, "when everything boils down to run here or run there?
  • That's the strength of the Cordyceps Trilogy; it gives readers the opportunity to test themselves against the apocalypse."
  • Ian Duncan was originally inspired by a BBC documentary about the real-life Cordyceps fungus, and began writing Cordyceps after a coworker asked the simple but life-changing question, "What if this spread to humans?"
  • The sequel, Cordyceps Resurgentis was released a year before Sony Entertainment's The Last of Us, also based on the Cordyceps fungus, became one of the best-selling video games of all time.