This is a dystopian labyrinth leading to love, with minotaurs in the form of murder, drug fiends, and the raw need to survive. But there’s beauty in the connectivity Nate’s band of friends find in surviving together. Acts of terrorism, conflicting castes, and meals of rotted fruit underscore the struggle. Grit, grime, and steampunk tinkering define a landscape that could easily serve Oliver Twist or Blade Runner. Plus, the head of those misfits, Reed, is the most beautiful boy Nate has ever wanted to kiss. So Nate conceals his genetics for self-preservation and to prevent the merry band of misfits he lives with from being accused of unwittingly harboring him. Liberated but orphaned, Nate faces other threats: GEMs die without a special remedy, and a street gang hunts GEMs to harvest them. Nate’s parents refused to let the privileged class vampirically use him, and they smuggled him out of Gathos-dying in the process. When lung-rot threatened the upper echelon of Gathos City, GEMs (Genetically Engineered Medi-tissue) like Nate were bioengineered for their restorative blood. A genetically engineered boy struggles to survive a dystopia and win over the boy he adores.
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