Genesis Alpha

Livre neuf en langue anglaise

osh worships his older brother, Max. They look alike, they talk alike, and they both have the same interests, including their favorite massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Genesis Alpha. But Josh and Max have an even deeper connection. Because Josh was born for a reason. It was Josh's stem cells, harvested when Josh was newly born, that saved his dying older brother's life.

Now that same beloved older brother is arrested, accused of the brutal murder of a teenage girl. Josh is bewildered. Is Max really a monster, or is all of this a terrible mistake? And if the worst is true and Max is guilty, does that mean Josh is guilty too? After all, Max wouldn't exist without him. But this is only the beginning. Before long, Josh will come to a number of searing revelations -- revelations that have dire implications not only for Max's future, but for Josh's as well.

Rune Michaels explodes onto the teen literature scene with this gripping, chilling debut -- a compelling picture of the intersection where science, family, and morality collide.
Josh et Max. Max et Josh. Deux frères inséparables.
Josh le cadet, Max l'aîné. Le meilleur grand frère du monde.
Sans Max, Josh n'existerait pas. Sans Josh, Max n'existerait plus.
Josh a été conçu par ses parents dans le but de sauver Max, qui était atteint d'un cancer.

Aujourd'hui, ces deux-là ont une passion commune : Genesis Alpha, un jeu vidéo en réseau.
Mais quand Max est accusé d'avoir tué une jeune fille, rencontrée en ligne sur Genesis Alpha, il ne s'agit plus de jouer. Le monde de Josh s'écroule, les secrets de famille explosent.

Josh ressemble tant à son frère que c'en est troublant. Et il s'interroge : est-il destiné à devenir un meurtrier à son tour ?