From the New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I FALL & the Delirium Trilogy come two astonishing stories in one epic masterful novel that explores the issues of individuality identity & humanity Turn REPLICA one way & read Lyra's story; turn the book over & upside down & read Gemma's story! Lyra's story begins in the Haven Institute a building tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida that from a distance looks serene & even beautiful But up close the locked doors military guards & biohazard suits tell a different story In truth Haven is a clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas or human models are born raised & observed When a surprise attack is launched on Haven two of its young experimental subjects
- Lyra aka number 24 & the boy known only as 72
- manage to escape Gemma has been in & out of hospitals for as long as she can remember A lonely teen her life is circumscribed by home school & her best friend April But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her Gemma starts to investigate her family's past & discovers her father's mysterious connection to the secretive Haven Institute Hungry for answers she travels to Florida only to stumble upon two replicas & a completely new set of questions While the stories of Lyra & Gemma mirror each other each contains breathtaking revelations critically important to the other story REPLICA is an ambitious thought-provoking masterwork