Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Chew is the story of Tony Chu, a special agent of the US Food and Drug Administration. What makes Tony a special agent is that he's a cibopath; that means he gets psychic impressions from anything that he eats, and can see the history of the food, where it came from, etc. In a world where avian flu has killed tens of millions of people, and the USFDA's been given wide-reaching powers to ban the consumption of poultry as a result, it's a handy power to have.

This was a fun, fast-paced read that built from an interesting premise in surprising ways. Layman tells the story in a dark, humourous way that prevents it from becoming too gross or bizarre.