Zworsky’s Children
Tom Connelly
SciFi Suspense
Some got the gift; some didn’t. And then there were those who saw it as a threat.The gift was an unexpected side effect of Dr. Zworsky’s now banned vaccine, which was created for a generation of children who developed antibiotic resistance. They were known as the Metachromes: humans who could fly.
Darlene Verity never enjoyed the attention she got as a Meta. But she never thought those who labeled her as inhuman would force her into a protection camp in the California desert. That all changed when an asteroid crashed into the Southwest and set her and the Metas free. But their freedom came with a price. The asteroid’s particles created an unexpected fusion with their gift of flight: they can no longer be in the daylight and are aging faster.
Now Darlene’s only hope is a rogue scientific colony called Project Z who are secretly trying to recreate Zworsky’s vaccine. If they learn his mysterious formula, they will not only save the Metas but humankind itself. Zworsky has been dead for years and all documentation of his vaccine had been wiped from the medical archives. But Darlene has the only surviving document of Zworsky’s that could solve the vaccine’s mystery. With little time, she must reach Project Z before her revenge-driven leader, Kevin Stroder, unleashes his plan to annihilate those responsible for caging the Metas. His first target: Project Z.
Uncaged Review: A vaccine given to kids to help them fight off viruses when regular antibiotics weren’t working, starts to develop strange side effects as they hit puberty. It’s hit or miss with who gets the extra abilities like extra strength and flying, and can’t go in the sun – who are known as Metas. But a lot of people see them as a threat and put them all in a place called “The Zone,” in southern California. But a huge asteroid hits, and the Metas are released and people escape California, which is now an unsafe zone. A small community of scientists stay in a valley community not to far away, trying to find a cure for the Metas. But not all Metas want to be cured…
Alongside the Metas, there are the Creepers. These are Metas that were experimented on and have turned into true monsters. Not a lot of how the Creepers truly came about is divulged in this book.
This book follows the Meta Darlene, and she tries to save a Terrie (a terrestrial person), Max and get him back to his people, as the leader of the Metas is planning to weaponize planes and take out communities.
A lot of action, danger and good character development. The author does a great job with the suspense and keeps tensions high. The bad characters are easy to hate and the good characters are easy to like. A very engrossing and original story.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
