Brutal Adaptation examines the implications of letting fear take control of our actions on both a personal, and a global level. It also takes a fresh and intriguing look at topics from genetic engineering to the nature of the galaxy itself, within a page-turning, science fiction mystery. An antibiotic resistant bacteria is spreading across Earth. In the midst of this slow but steady plague, Local TV news reporter Wade McDaniel is thrust into an investigation of a conspiracy to hide a new skin disorder in children. But his only source on the story is a doctor who used to be his high-school nemesis. Is the man who beat and tortured him in his teen years leading him into a story with far-reaching consequences, or is he picking up his sadistic routine in a brand new way?