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Helix

Helix

In the shadowy depths of the biotech black market, Nia Johnson—better known in underground circles as Helix—is a leading figure in the illicit trade of cutting-edge biotechnologies. A specialist in DNA BioData, she possesses knowledge that even Kristjan Sørensen could never have navigated alone.

But for Helix, this is more than just a profession—it is a personal war. She has witnessed firsthand how corporate greed exploits human biology. The same corporations that create life-saving prosthetics and genetic enhancements also shackle their users with registration tracking numbers, forcing them into costly, mandatory upgrades. Her mother fell victim to this system when her medication was rendered obsolete—replaced by a newer, proprietary version that their health plan refused to cover.

Now, Helix is on a desperate mission to find Kristjan—and time is running out. If Asimov does not kill him, his altered DNA might.

As she closes in, her search begins to attract the attention of powerful forces, dragging her into a battle for control over technology that could redefine human existence.

In a world where the boundary between the digital and the physical is rapidly dissolving, she is forced to confront a single, harrowing question:

How far will she go to break the system before it breaks her?

© LewisChard 2020