by Scott Sigler
First published 2010
On a remote island in Lake Superior, a team of geneticists has cracked the code that could save millions of lives. Every five minutes someone dies waiting for a transplant organ. The scientists have found a solution by reverse-engineering thousands of genomes to recreate the ancestor of all mammals. Their AI-designed creatures can provide organs that any human body will accept. The research is illegal, but the potential profits are enormous. The team believes they have created docile animals that will solve the organ shortage crisis. They are wrong. The ancestors emerge as something massive, predatory, and ravenous. The island becomes a hunting ground where the creators become the hunted. Government agents race to shut down the project while the corporate backers reveal their ruthless plans. The research team fights for survival against creatures that should never have existed. This is a battle between scientific ambition and nature's revenge.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: man-vs-nature, scientific-ambition
Setting: Lake Superior, Island
432 pages · Hardcover · Crown
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence