Read The Inside Story Behind A Viral Origin Hunt - Today
As many of you know, I have spend the last years writing an investigative book about the COVID-19 origin controversy (and also took part in a documentary movie).
That book should have been out since earlier this year, but because President Trump got re-elected, the legal risk and potential consequences became to high for my US publisher and everything got thrown into turmoil.
As a short term fix, I decided to self-publish using the help of my talented designer friend to do the typsetting and other layout for both german and english version, and they look really sweet. You can find more on the dedicated book website, including extra interviews with virologists and an interactive events timeline.
Yet this was always a passion project that I believed in for the public good, and thus, it should be freely accessible, for anybody, anytime and anywhere.
Many dozens of people have since reached out to me and inquired if they could somehow get their hands on the book, and I had no good solution to them, which is absurd in the digital age.
So after months of uncertainty, legal reads and consultations, a few thousand bucks in the red, and honestly a small burn-out in between, I can finally act upon my belief to get this important story out, for everybody, for free.
For my blog here, I wanted to do something a bit special too, and decided to do a “serialized novel”-style role out of chapters.
Here is an overview.
I also added a somewhat passable AI generated audio-track for people who do not have other text-to-speech options available but enjoy listening to books rather than reading them. Each blog release will also feature downloadable high-quality pdf version of that chapter, all of which can also be found freely available on the book´s website.
Find also more background info, chapter footnotes and video interviews at www.lab-leak-fever.com.
I can not do much about real printing costs of physical copies or charges on ebooks, so if people want to read in these formats (and help me recoop some of my costs in producing the book), please consider a purchase for yourself or even better, gift the book to a friend. You can buy directly on Amazon. (for non-US readers, please check your regional Amazon such as amazon.br or amazon.in as ebook prices may differ dramatically)
If you buy the book on Amazon, leave a review so it makes it easier for others to find the book. If you have written a book review anywhere, please let me know in the comments below.
Links to Free Chapters (with audio)
Chapter 1: released
Chapter 2: released
Chapter 3: released
Chapter 4: released
Chapter 5: released
Chapter 6: released
Chapter 7: released
Chapter 8: released
Chapter 9: released
Chapter 10: released
Chapter 11: released
Chapter 12: released
If you first want to listen what this book is about, here is a recent interview that touches on the key themes of the book and why it still matters today.
I will leave an Amazon review when I get the book I ordered. Wow this gets complicated!? I am sorry you have had such trouble with what should have been a straightforward publication. I hope you get some income from the Amazon version?
Hello,
I would like to know if you plan to translate your book into French. I am a French speaker, and I am genuinely very interested in your book.
Thank you for all your work (I use Google Translate to read your articles), and thank you for making your book available free of charge.