The Cure

By: Eve Smith

Narrated by: Sherry Baines, Gemma Lawrence

Ruth's tireless research into the disease that killed her young daughter had an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a vaccine against old age. Just one jab a year reverses your biological clock, guaranteeing a long, healthy life. But Ruth's cure was hijacked by her colleague, Erik Grundleger, who hungers for immortality, and the SuperJuve—a premium upgrade—was created, driving human lifespan to a new high. The wealthy elite who take it are dubbed Supers, and the population begins to skyrocket. Then, a perilous side-effect of the SuperJuve emerges, with catastrophic consequences.

As the planet is threatened, the population rebels, and laws are passed to restore order: life ends at 120. Supers are tracked down by Omnicide investigators and executed. Meanwhile, Grundleger has been working on something even more radical, and has a deadly surprise in store...

©2025 Eve Smith (P)2025 Isis Audio

A few hours in and I'm bored and have no idea...

...what's going on. It's just a massive info dump about "the cure" and what it's lead to, but it's so boring that even an info dump (which generally holds my attention if it's relevant to the story) can't hold my attention.