Overview

Seventeen-year-old Jimi Corcoran risks her life to clear a friend's name--and in so doing uncovers the horrific truth about an influential businessman's motives in this second installment in the Spliced series. After Del's death, Jimi wants to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. But she's become a public figure in her defense of chimeras, and she can't quite shake the spotlight--or her suspicion that she's being followed. When her friend Dr. Guzman, a chimera sympathizer, is arrested for the murder of a chimera wearing a strange medical bracelet, Jimi does some digging--and eventually discovers that Howard Wells, the venal businessman and proponent of the Genetic Heritage Act, is supporting a hospital that ostensibly provides healthcare for chimeras. After teaming up with friends Rex and Claudia, Jimi learns that the hospital is actually a cover for an extensive mining operation that retrieves metals needed to operate WellPlants, the computerized brain implants that only the super-rich can afford--and which have made Howard Wells millions. When Jimi realizes that the perilous mining is being done by captive chimeras, she risks her own life to shut down the operation--and incurs the wrath of one of the most powerful and dangerous people in the world.

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Reviews

Dystopian fans have a lot to enjoy in this loosely allegorical novel. The pacing is lightning fast...[and] the author explores themes of prejudice and rebellion in a relatable way. -- VOYA Magazine In this follow-up to his YA debut, Spliced, McGoran finds his rhythm in an exciting, futuristic thriller...This book is full of action-packed thrills and suspense...A sci-fi page-turner for readers who enjoy Cinder and Divergent. -- School Library Journal McGoran adds further ethical complications to the crucial political battle for chimera rights, exploring...the uneasy line between acts of resistance and of terrorism...It's definitely exciting. -- Booklist

Author Information

Jon McGoran is the author of Spliced, a near-future YA science fiction thriller that Kirkus calls, ""Timely, thrilling, and more than a little scary."" McGoran's other books include the acclaimed ecological thrillers Drift, Deadout, and Dust Up, as well as The Dead Ring, based on the hit TV show The Blacklist. Writing as D. H. Dublin, he is also the author of the forensic thrillers Body Trace, Blood Poison, and Freezer Burn. When not writing novels and short fiction or cohosting The Liars Club Oddcast, McGoran works as a freelance writer and developmental editor. Learn more at www.JonMcGoran.com. Sophie Amoss is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning narrator.

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