Four political prisoners living in a 1940s Siberian POW camp volunteer to be Subjects in a Soviet Military experiment. They are promised freedom in exchange for completing the exercise. In return they must endure 30 days without sleep, fuelled by Gas 76-IA. The longer the experimentees endure insomnia, the more they deteriorate. Words and pleasantries break down until they turn on each other. Researchers look on, neutral, and take notes for the super soldier applications possible with this new, wonder drug. One researcher, Luka, stands alone in believing the experiment needs to be stopped before irreversible damage is done but is he too late? The Subjects no longer want the Gas switched off... Illustrations by award-winning graphic artist Daniel Tyka.
Author
Holly Ice loves the unusual and the unexpected, and that extends to her fantasy and science fiction. She loves to read and write about myths, new worlds, new creatures, and old creatures that are relatively unknown or re-imagined. She lives in the countryside not far from Bristol, England with two adopted, part maine coon cats, a boyfriend of many years, and an overactive imagination.
