The Singapore Strain

The Earth is dying. Are you next? A mysterious new variant of Covid-19, dubbed the Singapore Strain, is infecting people around the world. It changes the victims’ DNA and manifests by altering their perceptions and attitudes, turning them into Dynaborgs. A motley team of investigators from America, Australia, Botswana, Britain, Estonia, India, Singapore, and Sweden are trying to unravel its secrets even as they turn into Dynaborgs themselves. Is this virus as benign as it seems? What are its origins? Does it have the potential to wipe us out?

Raju Chellam is author of Organ Gold, published in 2018, about the illegal sale of human organs on the Dark Web. He’s a former editor of Dataquest, India’s first dedicated publication on the information technology industry, and former BizIT Editor of The Business Times, Singapore. He is a regular contributor to The Straits Times, Singapore, The Edge, Malaysia, and Dataquest, India. He has been on the inaugural panel of advisers for the Singapore Writers Festival from 2021 to 2023.