Atom and Eve

by Jeff Yager

Overview

Set several years in the future, sixteen-year-old Ricky Romanello is playing basketball when he collapses and winds up in a coma. Ricky is suffering from a powerful flu that hits the U.S. population causing deaths and a dramatic economic slowdown. Research scientist Dr. Mandy Fox has been developing an anti-aging drug that she believes might also eradicate the flu. The government rushes approval for the drug before Ricky and the rest of the population can discover there is an unintended side effect that has catastrophic consequences.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016443072
Publisher:	Hannacroix Creek Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	255
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jeff Yager grew up in Stamford, Connecticut and now lives in Clearwater, Florida. ATOM AND EVE is his first novel.

Editorial Reviews

"Atom & Eve" is one of the most imaginative young adult novels I have read in quite a while and a great debut for its author, Jeff Yager."

www.bookviews.com - Alan Caruba

"A thrilling and innovative piece of sci-fi, Jeff Yager's debut novel showcases a sharp, intelligent awareness of gender politics and a fresh, lively celebration of feminine achievement – a wholly up-to-date critique of society for modern young adults."

www.smackfiction.com - Camilla Laxness Brown

Although Atom & Eve is a science fiction novel written especially for young adults,readers of all ages will find it engaging and thought-provoking.When a flu pandemic leaves mass graves in its wake,humanity's only hope may lie in a special designer drug..But this miracle drug has a startling side effect..Gender-bending developments push human society and evolution to the brink of radical transformation in this extraordinary,well-written and succinctly presented "what-if story.Highly recommended.

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