Efímera

Synopsis of Efímera

In the near future, all newborns have a genetic time bomb incorporated. Males live up to 25 years, and women, who die at 20, are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to prevent all of humanity from disappearing from the face of the Earth. When Rhine, a 16-year-old girl, is kidnapped to be sold as the wife of a wealthy man, a world of privileges awaits her. Her young husband, Linden, loves her as much as his other wives, but Rhine only wants to escape, although she will have to face her eccentric father-in-law, who will not stop at finding an antidote to the virus that threatens his son's life, even if he has to leave several corpses in his path. With Efímera, the young author Lauren DeStefano begins her fascinating Chemical Garden Trilogy, and together with a heroine of our times, takes us on a journey of adventure and romance in a world on the verge of extinction.