In a far-future society where biotechnology has revolutionised gender, young Fift must decide whether to conform or carve a new path.
In the distant future somewhere in the galaxy, a society has emerged where everyone has multiple bodies, cybernetics has abolished privacy, and individual and family success within the rigid social system is reliant upon instantaneous social approbation.
Young Fift is an only child of the staid gender, struggling to maintain their position in the system while developing an intriguing friendship with the poorly publicised bioengineer Shria - somewhat controversial, since Shria is bail gendered.
In time, Fift and Shria unintentionally wind up at the center of a scandalous art spectacle which turns into the early stages of a multi-layered revolution against their strict societal system. Suddenly they become celebrities and involuntary standard-bearers for the upheaval.
Fift is torn between the survival of Shria and the success of their family cohort; staying true to their feelings and caving under societal pressure. Whatever Fift decides will make a disproportionately huge impact on the future of the world. What's a young staid to do when the whole world is watching?
- ISBN10 164566001X
- ISBN13 9781645660019
- Publish Date 8 June 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 December 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Erewhon Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9781645660019