The Prodigy

The Prodigy explores the possible, real-world outcomes of genetics used for unethical purposes, The Prodigy also explores how we understand and treat people with "other" abilities. The Prodigy is the first novel in a futuristic, plot-driven series. The novel explores the consequences of our current, sociopolitical issues. Analia, is a young prodigy in the field of genetics, with a secret family past, who discovers her new employer, Katharine Lucas has been attempting to create a perfect society through applied, genetic technology. Katharine Lucas, the chairwoman of the Lucas Institute, has used the results of Analia’s genetic research on psychopathology as a justification to imprison her political opponents. Analia also learns that her father, who she believed had deserted the family, is one of Katharine’s political prisoners and her mother’s history is much more complicated than Analia previously knew. rents. Together, Analia, her mother, and friends strive​ to unearth the mysteries of Rosewood, the political prison where Analia’s father is currently detained. They soon discover that Katharine Lucas, in her quest for the perfect society, has used the Analia’s genetic research, as a means to imprison her political opponents. her mother and her friends at the Institute