This Mortal Coil Book

<p><b>*Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018*</b><br><br><b>A must read for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. </b><br><br>3 billion lives at stake. 2 people who can save them. 1 secret hidden in their DNA.<br><br>A breathtaking debut series about one girl's quest for answers in a genetically and technologically advanced future. <br><br>-----<br><br>When a lone soldier, Cole, arrives with news of Lachlan Agatta's death, all hope seems lost for Catarina. <br><br>Her father was the world's leading geneticist, and humanity's best hope of beating a devastating virus. <br><br>Then, hidden beneath Cole's genehacked enhancements she finds a message of hope: Lachlan created a vaccine.<br><br>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.<br><br>As the pieces fit together it's clear there is one final secret that Cat must unlock. <b>A secret that will change everything.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>'With a backdrop of amazing science and technology, <i>This Mortal Coil</i> is a smart, page-turning thriller that gave me chills. I couldn't put this book down.' - <b>Laini Taylor, bestselling author of </b><b><i>Daughter of Smoke and Bone</i>.<br></b><br>'I can't remember the last time I was so hooked by a book. Relentlessly paced, expertly plotted, and with a romance as tense and as captivating as her wicked twists, Emily Suvada has crafted an unputdownable story. I loved every terrifying page.' <b>- </b><b>Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of <i>Caraval</i>.</b><br><br><i>'This Mortal Coil </i>redefines "unputdownable." A thrilling, exhilarating read that's crackling with intelligence. Compelling characters and and incredible twists come together perfectly - I loved this book.'<b> - </b><b>Amie Kaufman, bestselling author of <i>Illuminae</i>.</b></p>