Sarah Holding crafts compelling YA novels that often explore pressing themes within the cli-fi genre, such as in her work CHAMELEON. Her writing stands out for its evocative imagination, immersing readers in dramatic, albeit fictional, worlds that echo our own reality. Holding focuses on how young people navigate environmental and societal shifts. Her work is valued for its capacity to provoke thought while delivering an engaging narrative.
Twelve thousand years ago in Atlantis, two genetic engineers were secretly appointed by King Atlas to create and field test a resilient strain of human capable of surviving the impending destruction of his kingdom, in case he failed to evacuate his people to 'New Atlantis', where the pyramids are being built.