When a storm causes a break in the fence, Pia ventures into the jungle, meeting and becoming intrigued by Eio, a boy her age belonging to a nearby tribe, the Ai'oans. She is the perfect creation of the current lead scientist, whom she calls Uncle Paolo, but she is also his pawn, and her still-human soul has begun to chafe at the restrictions and isolation that surround her. Pia, now 16, has lightning-fast reflexes, inexhaustible stamina, and a body impervious to sickness or injury. Inside the electric fence surrounding the secret compound known as Little Cam, scientists have labored for years to create one immortal person. Pia may be the perfect antidote for those suffering from Katniss withdrawal.A surprising first novel set deep in the Amazonian rainforest. "A lush, dreamy page-turner that will live forever in the hearts of its readers. This spellbinding tale of the horrors of genetic engineering gone made is both thriller and love story, breathlessly paced and beautifully told." -Judy Blundell, National Book Award-winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied "Is this science fiction? It feels too scarily real.
"I loved Origin's action, romance, and mystery-and I couldn't stop thinking about the questions it raised." -Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of Across the Universe Pia clawed her way through the pages and left her mark on the landscape of my imagination as the almost tangible danger left me breathless."-Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of Tiger's Curse
In this deadly clash of science and nature, a heroine emerges. "ORIGIN is a startling mystery played out in the vivid and lush Amazon jungle. Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin-a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home-and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.įree in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village.
She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. An electrifying action-romance that's as thoughtful as it is tragic.
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