This Mortal Coil (Suvada Emily)(Paperback)

*Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize 2018*A must read for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. 3 billion lives at stake. 2 people who can save them. 1 secret hidden in their DNA.A breathtaking debut series about one girl''s quest for answers in a genetically and technologically advanced future. -----When a lone soldier, Cole, arrives with news of Lachlan Agatta''s death, all hope seems lost for Catarina. Her father was the world''s leading geneticist, and humanity''s best hope of beating a devastating virus. Then, hidden beneath Cole''s genehacked enhancements she finds a message of hope: Lachlan created a vaccine.Only she can find and decrypt it, if she can unravel the clues he left for her. The closer she gets, the more she finds herself at risk from Cartaxus, a shadowy organization with a stranglehold on the world''s genetic tech. But it''s too late to turn back.As the pieces fit together it''s clear there is one final secret that Cat must unlock. A secret that will change everything.With the pace and twists of a thriller, an emotional sucker-punch, the exquisite world-building of the best fantasy, and an imagined future that sci-fi fans will love, THIS MORTAL COIL has all the ingredients to become the next phenomenon in YA thrillers.''With a backdrop of amazing science and technology, This Mortal Coil is a smart, page-turning thriller that gave me chills. I couldn''t put this book down.'' - Laini Taylor, bestselling author of Daughte
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