Summary from Goodreads: What if the pandemic you thought would kill you made you more intelligent instead? In the Amazon jungle, a disease is spreading. To those who survive, it grants enhanced communication, memory, and pattern recognition. But the miracle may be the sinister survival mechanism of a fungal organism, manipulating the infected into serving it. Paul Johns, a mycologist, is convinced the fungal host is the next stage of human evolution, while his brother Neil, an analyst at the NSA, is committed to its destruction. Is the human race the master in this symbiotic relationship, or are we becoming the pawns of a subtly dominating and utterly alien intelligence?
Based on the summary, you as the reader, already know a lot of what is going to happen. You can guess the final outcome as well. So, it is not so much what as how it is all going to happen. How does Neil and rest of the NSA and government figure out what is happening and the best way to combat it? Can Neil change his brother's mind? There are some twists along the way. I loved the premise and the way the author executed it. A blurb on the book touts it as a page turner and I would agree wholeheartedly. People who like Michael Crichton and Robin Cook would probably like this one.
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