After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world.
The Chemical Garden Series
This dystopian saga unfolds in a future where humanity is genetically engineered and stratified into castes based on their societal functions. The protagonist navigates this rigid system, seeking to break free and uncover the truth about her origins. The narrative powerfully explores themes of freedom, identity, and the resilience of the human spirit against oppressive control. It's a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists and profound emotional depth.



Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
In a future where genetic engineering has cured humanity of all diseases and defects but has also produced a virus that kills all females by age 20 and all males by the age 25, teenaged Rhine escapes her forced marriage and journeys back to New York to find her twin brother.
- 3
After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age 25 and women dying at age 20, teenaged Rhine finds hope for a brighter future from a surprising source, in this concluding novel of the Chemical Garden Trilogy.