The Legacy Within (eBook)

Brandis Proctor (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
222 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-067642-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Dr. Evelyn Reed, a geneticist haunted by the lab accident that stole her fiancé, finds solace in the digitized DNA of history's greatest minds.  But buried within the genetic code of a 17th-century composer, she unearths a chilling anomaly: a recurring marker, not of random mutation, but of deliberate modification.  It whispers of a centuries-long eugenics program, orchestrated by a clandestine group known only as the Architects of Destiny.
Driven by a desperate need for answers, Evelyn's solitary world collides with that of Nicholas Gonzalez, a historian grappling with his family's rumored connection to ancient esoteric knowledge. Together, they embark on a perilous quest, tracing cryptic clues from the hallowed halls of Oxford's Bodleian Library to the desolate heart of the Gobi Desert.  Their uneasy alliance, a volatile mix of scientific fervor and pragmatic caution, becomes a desperate race against time as ruthless biotech CEO Wanda Hutchinson and a shadowy government agency close in.
Beneath the crumbling walls of Khara Khoto, a forgotten city swallowed by the sands, lies the Architects' ultimate creation: a crystalline artifact pulsating with otherworldly energy.  It's a conduit, a device capable of rewriting humanity's connection to the cosmos and revealing a terrifying truth-an ancient, advanced civilization has been subtly manipulating human evolution, preparing for a cosmic convergence that could either elevate or obliterate humankind.
Evelyn faces an impossible choice: embrace the Architects' plan, ensuring humanity's survival but sacrificing its autonomy, or unleash a chaotic unknown.  Nicholas, wrestling with his family's role in this cosmic game, must choose between loyalty and the uncertain future Evelyn offers.  Caught in a crossfire of corporate greed and government secrecy, they must navigate treacherous alliances and hidden agendas.
In a climactic standoff beneath the Gobi sky, Evelyn's scientific brilliance and Nicholas's ancestral knowledge become humanity's last hope.  As the artifact activates, bathing the desert in an eerie luminescence, they gamble on a desperate plan, risking a cosmic war to reclaim humanity's destiny.  But even if they succeed, the Architects' influence casts a long shadow, a chilling reminder of the unseen forces at play and the enduring question of who-or *what*-truly controls our fate.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.11.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-00-067642-X / 000067642X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-067642-9 / 9780000676429