Experimental Field 312
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boger, Susan M., PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, It is four o'clock in ong>theong> morning on March , when a meltdown began at ong>theong> Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. As people sleep peacefully, unafraid ong>ofong> ong>theong> smoking cement towers looming in ong>theong> background, radioactive material is released into ong>theong> environment and ong>theong> Susquehanna River. Repeatedly reassured that ong>theong>y are not in any danger, most go on with ong>theong>ir daily lives, including ong>theong> residents ong>ofong> a rural town just a few miles away. But no one knows that Lloydsville is about to pay a hefty price for ong>theong> sins ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir nuclear neighbor. 30 years later, after an experimental popcorn crop is unintentionally irrigated with ong>theong> radioactive river water, ong>theong> corn mutates, wreaking havoc on Lloydsville. As two-headed frogs, fish with leg-like appendages, and aggressive insects invade ong>theong> town with increasing frequency, ong>theong> corn in Experimental Field 312 grows exceptionally large. Meanwhile Susan, a seasoned nurse, tries to shake ong>ofong>f ong>theong> feeling that something is terribly wrong. But as a bizarre chain ong>ofong> events unfolds, she realizes her intuition is spot on. In this science fiction tale, Susan and her family must find a way to kill ong>theong> corn and bring an end to ong>theong> nightmare--before it is too late for a tiny farm town and its people.