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In this gripping sci-fi thriller, genetically altered teens fight for survival in a near-future society that is redefining what it means to be human. Sixteen-year-old Jimi knows people change, but nothing could prepare her for what's about to happen to her best friend, Del. Del is obsessed with becoming a chimera (ki-mir-a) : a person who pays back-alley geneticists, known as "genies," to illegally splice animal genes into their own. The resulting physical changes have scared lawmakers into drafting legislation declaring chimeras officially nonpersons - so when Del goes missing, Jimi is desperate to find him before he alters himself forever. As she tries to save him, Jimi must face down unscrupulous people and risk her own life - all while knowing that if getting spliced is the choice Del has made, it means he's leaving her behind forever.
About the Author
JON McGORAN is the award-winning author of ten novels, including the near-future YA SF thrillers SPLICED, SPLINTERED and SPIKED, from Holiday House Books. SPLICED was named to the American Library Association's inaugural LITA Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List, and is nominated for the 2019/2020 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. Both SPLICED and SPLINTERED have been honored by American Bookseller's Association as ABC Best Books for Young Readers.McGoran's other books include the acclaimed thrillers DRIFT, DEADOUT, and DUST UP, and the novella DOWN TO ZERO, all from Tor/Forge Books, as well as THE DEAD RING, based on the TV show The Blacklist. Writing as D. H. Dublin, he is the author of the forensic crime thrillers FREEZER BURN, BLOOD POISON, and BODY TRACE, from Penguin Books. His short fiction has appeared in a number of anthologies, and his story Bad Debt was shortlisted for Best American Mystery Stories, 2014. He is a founding member of the Philadelphia Liars Club, a group of published authors dedicated to supporting writers, readers, and the people who bring them together, and co-host of The Liars Club Oddcast, a podcast about writing and creativity. When not working on his own books, he helps works with other writers as a developmental editor and writing coach.
