They were created to save mankind. Now they must survive it. The future of humanity rests in the hands of the people it refuses to call human. A relentless virus is slowly erasing mankind from the Earth. In desperation, scientists create the saphers-genetically engineered descendants immune to the disease and destined to continue civilization after humanity is gone. Only one problem remains. They may not survive long enough to inherit it.
Dr. Katie Marsh returns home determined to solve the mystery behind the saphers' failing pregnancies, knowing every miscarriage brings the species one step closer to extinction. Ryder Stone has another dream. Born inside the research facility that created him, he's spent his entire life behind locked gates, celebrated as humanity's future while being denied the freedom every human takes for granted.
When Katie and Ryder's lives become intertwined once again, science and compassion collide with politics, fear, and impossible choices. Each breakthrough reveals another painful truth-not everyone wants the saphers to succeed. As the line between creator and creation begins to blur, Katie and Ryder must decide what they're willing to sacrifice......and who deserves the future.(Originally published in 2010 as The Venom of Vipers.)
They were created to save mankind. Now they must survive it. The future of humanity rests in the hands of the people it refuses to call human. A relentless virus is slowly erasing mankind from the Earth. In desperation, scientists create the saphers-genetically engineered descendants immune to the disease and destined to continue civilization after humanity is gone. Only one problem remains. They may not survive long enough to inherit it.
Dr. Katie Marsh returns home determined to solve the mystery behind the saphers' failing pregnancies, knowing every miscarriage brings the species one step closer to extinction. Ryder Stone has another dream. Born inside the research facility that created him, he's spent his entire life behind locked gates, celebrated as humanity's future while being denied the freedom every human takes for granted.
When Katie and Ryder's lives become intertwined once again, science and compassion collide with politics, fear, and impossible choices. Each breakthrough reveals another painful truth-not everyone wants the saphers to succeed. As the line between creator and creation begins to blur, Katie and Ryder must decide what they're willing to sacrifice......and who deserves the future.(Originally published in 2010 as The Venom of Vipers.)
