Title: Empath Author: Michael B. Holloway Published by: Paradigm Publishing Company, 1993 ISBN: 0-9628595-7-5 [trade paperback, 246 pages]
When Bradley Halloran learns that he is HIV positive, he also finds that he possesses a unique genetic gift which envelopes the AIDS virus leaving it harmless. His visit to an ex-lover who is dying of AIDS in a hospital sets into motion turbulent chain of events that drops Brad into the very center of a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical coverup. Brad channels his supernatural abilities and uses his power to fight the villainous heads of ChamberMed and TK BIO, the two pharmaceutical superpowers who jointly control the only other promising cure for AIDS. When the two pharmaceutical giants discover that there is a man whose blood can cure AIDS they move fast to protect their interests. With two contracts on Brad's life, his friends and loved ones kidnapped, the chase begins, ending at the sprawling TK BIO complex where the strongest emotions in the universe cause a spectacular showdown between good and evil.
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