Spiked

In the gripping conclusion of Jon McGoran's Spliced series, seventeen-year-old Jimi Corcoran finds herself at the center of a dangerous conflict over the rights of chimeras—humans with animal DNA enhancements. After a militant group thwarts her efforts to attend a peace gathering and subsequently saves her from a bombing, Jimi becomes a suspect in the attack. Teaming up with her chimera boyfriend, Rex, they delve into a web of secrecy and experiments, uncovering a catastrophic plot that poses a dire threat to humanity's future. As tensions rise between extremists on both sides, the story explores profound themes surrounding genetic manipulation and the ethics of revolution.