Searching and separation
Shay and Kai continue looking for Callie, while Shay and Kai have been separated after a betrayal.
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Teri Terry - Author
This is a high-stakes science-fiction thriller about searching, divided loyalties and responsibility after an epidemic. Parallel efforts to find Callie and confront Dr Cross bring the characters towards a dangerous reckoning.
Survivor Shay continues her long search for Callie, the young girl who has been missing since before the deadly epidemic called the Aberdeen flu swept the land. Dr. Alex Cross, into the Multiverse compound, a scientific cult in a remote area of Scotland. There she investigates the origins of the epidemic and a possible cure. And she discovers her father has plans that may compromise the lives of everyone in the community- including her own. Having parted ways with Shay in a moment of betrayal, Kai is still looking for his sister, Callie. He's also helping his friend Freja evade capture- but he doesn't realize Freja failed to deliver Shay's last heart-rending message. It is only when Kai resolves to make his stepfather, Dr. Cross, answer for unleashing the epidemic and murdering millions that Kai begins to make his way back to Shay. And to a final showdown with his stepfather where only one of the will survive.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a high-stakes science-fiction thriller about searching, divided loyalties and responsibility after an epidemic. Parallel efforts to find Callie and confront Dr Cross bring the characters towards a dangerous reckoning.
Shay and Kai continue looking for Callie, while Shay and Kai have been separated after a betrayal.
Shay investigates the epidemic’s origins and a possible cure, while Kai seeks answers from Dr Cross, whom he believes unleashed it.
The Multiverse compound is a scientific cult, Dr Cross has plans affecting its community, and Freja is evading capture.
Before reading, discuss how the characters might respond when pursuing answers conflicts with protecting friends or a community. Afterwards, consider whether the story treats responsibility as personal, collective or both.
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