Evolution Gene

In 2051, the United States has fallen. The Western Allied States is the new power in North America, and ruthlessly eradicate any threat to the union. Traitors are executed without trial, their children seized for a secret program. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than a normal life, but the government's hunters have other plans. Abducted off the streets, she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in a cage – and she's not alone. Beside heDeep in the mountains of California, there is a hidden laboratory. Children are taken there, some criminals, others simply the disappeared. All are fodder for the mysterious experiments conducted in its halls. Their purpose: unlock the secrets of the human genome. None of the children have ever been seen again. Until now. When the government hunters come for Chris, he soon learns the true depths of human cruelty. But the mad scientists are close to a breakthrough-closer even than they realize. When Chris wakes, he is no longer just a simple teenager. He's no longer even human. He is Reborn.r, eighteen-year-old Chris stands wrongfully accused of treason. The two are now volunteers in the Genome Project – an experimental program to enhance the human race. Stripped of their rights, they will soon learn the true depths of human cruelty. The two must work together to survive, but even then, their chances are slim. Of course, only the lucky get to die.

The change has begun. A new species is rising. The world will never be the same.Chris and Liz have survived the Praegressus Project, but it came at a cost. The experiments left more than just scars-they rewrote their DNA. Superhuman strength. Blinding speed. Oh, and wings.Now stranded in the Californian mountains, Chris and Liz must learn to control their unfamiliar new powers. Every heartbeat feels different, every instinct sharper. Less human.And they're not alone in the wilderness.When the facility fell, something else was unleashed. The Chead. Twisted remnants of the program's darkest failures, the creatures are barely human. They hunt without mercy-and they're learning.To make it back to civilisation, Chris and Liz will have to trust their new abilities…and each other. Because evolution isn't gentle. And the hunters are closing in. Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But when she's abducted off the streets, Liz learns her government has other plans. In a future ruled by a ruthless dictator, there's no place for the weak, and she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in an iron cage – and she's not alone.

Evolution was only the beginning. The Reckoning comes next.Reeling from the loss of one of their own, Chris and the winged renegades are in hiding. Now they know the terrible truth about the Chead, the government is more determined than ever to silence them. And with an entire nation searching the skies, it's only a matter of time before the noose snaps shut.Then Chris hears whispers of a rebel faction known only as the Mad Women. They aren't your typical rebels, but bringing down an all-powerful regime was never going to be conventional. And the winged renegades are out of options.Meanwhile, something far worse is growing in the wild. The Chead are multiplying-and they haven't forgotten what was done to them. It's only a matter of time before they come for vengeance. When they do, Chris and the others won't be the only ones fighting for survival. Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But when she's abducted off the streets, Liz learns her government has other plans. In a future ruled by a ruthless dictator, there's no place for the weak, and she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in an iron cage – and she's not alone.

There is no evolution without sacrifice. The weak must fall, for the strong to rise.Chris is dead. And Liz is done running. Haunted by grief, she wages a one-woman war in the streets of San Francisco. With nothing left to lose, she'll burn the system to the ground. But even a genetically-engineered girl with wings has her limits-and Liz is up against an army. Sooner or later, her recklessness will have a cost. But who will pay the price?Meanwhile, the Chead are no longer in hiding. Led by the ancient Talisa, the superhuman horde sweeps across the countryside, decimating towns and reaping bloody slaughter. Only the young are spared-so they might become Chead themselves. With refugees flooding into the Western Allied States, the tyrannical government might just be humanity's last hope.Vengeance or survival. Liz must choose. If she can't, there may be no world left to save. Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But when she's abducted off the streets, Liz learns her government has other plans. In a future ruled by a ruthless dictator, there's no place for the weak, and she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in an iron cage – and she's not alone.

The government has fallen. The war for humanity has only just begun.Chris has escaped the Director's control. If only the same could be said for his soul. Tormented by what he did to survive, Chris tracks the Chead across California-desperate to atone by stopping the slaughter. But the creatures are no longer mindless monsters-and there's too many of them. Even for him.Liz is the last person he expects at his side. She hasn't forgiven his betrayal-and she's not done yelling at him yet. But she hasn't walked away. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, can Chris and Liz work together one final time?Because love may be the only thing that stands between our survival…and our extinction. Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he now spends his time traveling the world in search of his next adventure. Runaway teenager Liz wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But when she's abducted off the streets, Liz learns her government has other plans. In a future ruled by a ruthless dictator, there's no place for the weak, and she's spirited away to a facility deep in the Californian mountains. There, Liz wakes in an iron cage – and she's not alone.

In a world where progress has stifled the very essence of human evolution, a terrifying future waits…The year is 2051, and the Western Allied States have emerged as the dominant power in North America. However, a sinister plague is spreading like wildfire, transforming its victims into something unimaginable. The call them the Chead, and where they walk, destruction follows. Across the nation, the search for a cure becomes paramount. As fear tightens its grip, the government's ironclad control grows, thriving on obedience and conformity.In this treacherous landscape, eighteen-year-old Chris, a seemingly ordinary young man, believes in the illusion of safety. Until the night they come for him. Branded a traitor, Chris is abducted and taken to a clandestine facility deep in the Californian mountains. There he becomes an unwilling subject in a diabolical experiment aimed at reshaping humanity. The odds of emerging unscathed are slim. But death is a privilege reserved for the fortunate few.Can Chris overcome his new reality and find a glimmer of hope in the darkness? Or will he succumb to the merciless powers that threaten to consume him and everything else in this grim world?Prepare to be captivated by a relentless and gripping dystopian trilogy that marries the intensity of The Hunger Games with the revolutionary spirit of Red Rising. In this heart-pounding tale, readers will be left breathless, contemplating the limits of humanity and the sacrifices required to reclaim freedom from the clutches of a merciless dictatorship.