The Ovary Wars

Mike Hogan

Peppertree Press, Inc., 2010, 300 Pages

ISBN 978-1-936051-84-7

Kirby Wadsworth is an American population control expert with a very different take on the way to control the population of the world.  On a sabbatical in China, Kirby presents his new idea for population control.  His solution is shocking and has a terrible effect on any country where his idea is put into action.

While in China Kirby works with the Chinese to develop Ovamort, the pill that destroys a woman's ovaries.  Ovamort is a birth control agent that works like no other.  Ovamort completely destroys a woman’s ovaries and the woman has no idea that this is happening.

Somehow, the Ovamort is distributed in the United States and the effects are horrifying.  Just stop and think what would happen to our world if no babies were being born.  Pregnant women would no longer need doctors to assist in birth since there would be no pregnant women.  There would be no market for baby clothes or any of the other items needed to bring a new baby into a household and care for that baby.

Federal agent Pete Vangard and his partner Emily Chandler step in to investigate.  A number of leads are pursued but no progress is made.     Chandler is one of the millions of women suffering from the effects of Ovamort so she is determined to solve the mystery.

The concept of the book is interesting and terrifying but I found the writing left something to be desired.  Although parts of the book were very clearly written the reader was suddenly in another part of the book with no idea as to how we got there or what happened in between.

If you are interested in a very different book, this one is for you.

Reviewed by Patricia E. Reid