The Midnight Project - Paperback

by Christy Climenhage (Author)

When enigmatic billionaire Burton Sykes walks into Re-Gene-eration, a bespoke reproduction assistance clinic run by Raina and Cedric, two disgraced genetic engineers struggling to get by, they know they have a very unusual client. When Sykes asks them to genetically engineer a way for humanity to survive the coming ecological apocalypse, Raina is tempted. Bees are dying, crops are failing, and she knows her research is partly to blame. Could she help in some way? Though troubled, Cedric agrees to take part when it becomes clear their benefactor will do this with or without them. How else can he be sure their work won't fall into the wrong hands? But can they really trust Mr. Sykes?

In this near-future science fiction thriller, Christy Climenhage has created a frighteningly real world on the verge of collapse. As disaster strikes, the two friends need to decide whether to cling to their old life or to let go and embrace a new path for humanity.

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When enigmatic billionaire Burton Sykes walks into Raina and Cedric's bespoke reproductive assistance clinic, Re-Gene-eration, they know they have a very unusual client. Rather than seeking a guarantee of beauty or brains for his offspring, Mr. Sykes asks them to create a very special type of human, one that can survive the ocean depths. Haunted by guilt over past failures, Raina is tempted by the chance to help, while Cedric worries their benefactor will do this with or without them, and with a scientist who is less scrupulous. But when disaster strikes, they begin to wonder how trustworthy Mr. Sykes really is.