Magnificent and unsettling. --Marie Lu, New York Times Bestselling
author of the Legend Trilogy
A death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about
dabbling with creation*,* perfect for fans of Orphan Black.
On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test
tube embryos and given them life. These beings--the Vitros--have
knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also
have one enormous flaw.
Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a
scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter
pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and
Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming,
brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named
Lux.
In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what
happens when science stretches too far beyond its reach.