Brain Plague - An Elysium Cycle Novel - Joan Slonczewski

nFascinating, flawlessly developed, meticulously detailed.-Kirkus Reviews **** In Joan Slonczewski's Brain Plague...a starving artist on the planet Veledon agrees to let a colony of brain enhancers occupy her skull. These microscopic creatures live in the brain's outer linings, causing bursts of genius-or irreparable harm. The creatures themselves are like tiny human beings; one of their greatest concerns is getting their young to breed.- The New Yorker **** Slonczewski's world building is magnificent-Booklist