First published 2006
In the genetic frontier, anything goes. Blended families, extinct blondes, and missing body parts - the future is now, and it's stranger than fiction. As the lines between science and science fiction blur, one family gets caught in a terrifying chase across the country, pursued for their valuable genes. Devilishly clever and disturbingly plausible, Next challenges our assumptions about the brave new world of biotechnology.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chase, high-stakes
Setting: United States, NIH Primate Research Facility, Paris, Sumatra
448 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: medical-trauma