Fireseed One — Catherine Stine

New 2016-17 edition.

What if only your very worst enemy could help you save the world?

The year is 2089 on earth with soaring heat, toxic waters, tricked-out amphibious vehicles, ice-themed dance clubs and fish that grow up on vines. Varik Teitur inherits a vast sea farm after the mysterious drowning of his marine biologist father.

When Marisa Baron, a beautiful and shrewd terrorist, who knows way too much about Varik's father's work, tries to steal seed disks from the world's food bank, Varik is forced to put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold and venture with her, into a hot zone teeming with treacherous nomads and a Fireseed cult who worships his dead father, in order to search for Fireseed, a seemingly magical hybrid plant that may not even exist. Fans of Divergent will likely enjoy this thriller. An Indie Reader notable, Amazon bestseller and YA sci-fi finalist in USA News International Book Awards.

This is the first book in the bestselling Fireseed series, a great teaching tool in the classroom or book club for studies on climate change, marine biology, new genetics, future farming, climate refugees and eco-terrorism. Each book comes with discussion questions and a downloadable study guide. Ruby's Fire is the second book in the series.

"Emotional thrill ride " - Electrifying Reviews

"Extremely clever plot " - Parafantasy

"Romance, betrayal, secrets, great world-building " - Seeing Night Reviews