the year is 2029. It’s a future where the boundaries that separate species are blurred, where genetic manipulation produces whatever organisms people want: pet cats with leopard spots, oak trees that grow apples, or cows that produce strawberry milk. It’s a world of designer animals and plants. to 15-year-old Carly Sands, this world is nothing out of the ordinary; it’s the only world she knows. But then she meets the mysterious Ace and, slowly, the true horror of this world is revealed.