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“[A] quietly terrifying book. . . . It's hard not to feel a bit feverish at times while reading.” ―The Boston Globe

“One of the world's foremost virus hunters.” ―Financial Times

“Wolfe makes a convincing case for the [viral pandemic] threat. . . . Sometimes the scariest thrillers are those that could play out in real life.” ―Science News

“An excellent piece of scientific gothic, rich in descriptions of the threat we face from emerging viruses and how we might prevent them from becoming pandemic. . . . This enjoyable, well researched and thought-provoking book shows that [Wolfe] has a clear vision of how pandemics occur in human populations.” ―Nature

“[An] engrossing and fast-paced chronicle of medical exploration and discovery.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Startling in its revelations of just how vulnerable we are to infectious outbreaks.” ―Book Page

“Wolfe's message is both compelling and timely… Wolfe graphically illustrates how viruses can hitchhike their way from benign passenger to poison, from lone gunman to mass murderer. Luckily he and his international microbiologist cohorts are hot onto ways not only to track viral outbreaks and head them off but also convert them into human helpers--vaccines.” ―Booklist

“Highly recommend for all readers. This important book should be read by anyone wanting to stay informed on how global medical issues affect us all.” ―Library Journal

Introduction -- Part I. Gathering Clouds -- 1. The Viral Planet -- 2. The Hunting Ape -- 3. The Great Microbe Bottleneck -- 4. Churn, Churn, Churn -- Part II. The Tempest -- 5. The First Pandemic -- 6. One World -- 7. The Intimate Species -- 8. Viral Rush -- Part III. The Forecast -- 9. Virus Hunters -- 10. Microbe Forecasting -- 11. The Gentle Virus -- 12. The Last Plague -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

“One of the world’s foremost virus hunters” (Financial Times), Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the origins of the world’s most deadly diseases and how we can combat and stop contagions.

A “mix of biology, history, medicine, and first-hand experience [that] is potent and irresistible,”* The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age shares information Wolfe uncovered on his groundbreaking and dangerous research missions in the jungles of Africa and the rain forests of Borneo to provide an in-depth exploration of how lethal viruses evolved alongside human beings; how illnesses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu almost wiped us out in the past; and why modern life has made our species vulnerable to the threat of a global pandemic.

In a world where each new outbreak seems worse than the one before, Wolfe points the way forward, as new technologies are brought to bear in the most remote areas of the world to neutralize these viruses and even harness their power for the good of humanity. His provocative vision of the future will change the way we think about viruses, and perhaps remove a potential threat to humanity’s survival.

“An astonishingly lucid book on an important topic. Deeply researched, yet effortlessly recounted.”―*Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies