Strands of Fate

Even as the world is dying, there are those who would seek to live forever.

Corporate orphanschildren whose parents are forced to abandon them just to make ends meethave become commonplace. Twins Eli and Mabel Harper are two such kids, trapped beneath the heel of an establishment that seems content to burn the world's future in exchange for today's convenience.

In this world, compliance is key to survival. When Eli loses his temper protecting his sister, he's prepared to shoulder the weight of the consequences aloneeven if the cost is his death.

If only that was all they wanted from him...

Someone has put a price on the very things that make us human. Someone willing to pay for it with the suffering of kids like Eli. Genetic engineering can only get so far without human subjects, after all.

The strands of fate are tightening, the tapestry binding Earth and Thera slowly coming into focus. Neither time nor space can rend the...