The Phoenix Gene: Origins of Darkness

They called it a cure. They didn’t mention the genocide.

The rich bought immortality. The poor got erased. Now one girl with a dangerous mutation must race through time to stop the serum's creation—before the future takes everyone she loves.

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About the Book

Seventeen-year-old Jackie knows the rules: if you test positive for the PX virus, you disappear. So when she fails her Wellness Check, there’s only one option.
Run. Life Rite’s genetically engineered immortality serum cures diseases, but it also rips the multiverse wide open. When Jackie is hunted down, she travels back in time to stop the serum from annihilating the poor and oppressed. As Jackie races through a fractured universe, she unravels the mysterious roots of her twisted family tree, but choosing the wrong alliance triggers the catastrophic, deadly Redistribution Program. Even if she can somehow save humanity…it’ll cost her life.

Perfect for fans of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Host, The Phoenix Gene: Origins of Darkness is a gripping YA dystopian adventure with high-stakes rebellion, dangerous love, and a multiverse you won’t want to leave.

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Author: JP Cawood
Series: The Phoenix Gene, Book 1
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Genre Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Time Travel, Women, Women’s Fiction
Tag: Recommended Books
Publisher: HEROmation
Publication Year: 2026
ISBN: 9781964774008
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JP Cawood

JP Cawood is an author who has also worked in live-action TV and film, animation, and comics. The screen adaptation of her novel, Love from Mars, was a recent Semi-finalist in both Screencraft and Stage32 screenplay competitions. She was also named Top 50 Screenwriter by the International Screenwriters' Association in 2021. Both a teacher and student of meditation, she strongly believes in the untapped potential of the human mind. Her books question the nature of reality in unexpected and entertaining ways.

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