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The Book of Phoenix


A Science Fiction Novel


Prequel to the Who Fears Death Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Biopunk,
  • Dystopian,
  • Africanfuturism
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Genetically engineered protagonists discovering their own power
  • Science fiction that moves from New York to Africa and back
  • Stories where rebellion sparks world-altering consequences
Publisher Description

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell.....

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman"—only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading e-books, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.

Then one evening, Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life. Devastated by his death and Tower 7's refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape.

But Phoenix's escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity's future.

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