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"Synthetic is a surprisingly complex, ornate, riotous, near-future romance adventure. You really have to read it to believe it."
— Emily Veinglory, POD People.
"This book has been a surprise for me. It's a modern take on the Frankenstein story combined with a pinch of the currently... read more
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Summary edit
Kora hates vampires and swears she'll never make one. Using artificial cells, she synthesizes pleasant, harmless creatures like mermaids and gnomes for wealthy clients who want mythical creatures roaming their grounds and swimming in their private lakes.
When trillionaire Ruby Lazar buys... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Humphrey: Add a description of this character.
- Ramon
- Darius Windsor
- Nate
- Max
- Iris
- Alex
- Randall Williams
- Dr. Debra Kimura: A synthetic scientist who worked under Dr. Crovitz before Kora arrived and rendered them all obsolete.
- Ishmael: A giant squid who works as Kora's lab assistant.
- Kora Lazar: A scientist who creates synthetic mythical creatures at Mirafield Labs.
- Vaughn Lazar: A synthetic vampire who lives in Ruby's Gothic castle in Point Dume, Malibu.
- Ruby Lazar: A retired horror film actress who became a synthetic scientist and started Mirafield Labs.
- Gustavo (Gus): Ruby's handsome, gay hunchback lab assistant.
- Ivan: Ruby's housekeeper, masseuse, chauffeur and spy.
- Randall Williams: The CEO of Mirafield Laboratories and Ruby's former lover.
- Dr. Andrew Crovitz: A scientist who received the Nobel Prize for creating the world's first synthetic creature, a cricket named Percival. After Kora's arrival, he continues as head of Mirafield's Synthetics department and takes credit for all of her work.
- Caleb: Ruby's second successful creation, after Humphrey, and her right-hand man in the early days before his mind deteriorated.
- Joshua: A surf-punk bully who's in love with Berta and is constantly getting beaten by his father, Max, who is the leader of the Food.
- Percival (Percy): A cricket created by Dr. Crovitz who was the world's first synthetic creature.
- Berta: A beautiful woman in the Food who is in love with Vaughn.
- Nelly
- Ben
- Maria
- Brigitte Bardot
- Andrew
Quotes edit
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“I'm so sick of growing old. I have no patience with it. There's no wisdom. No goddamn epiphany. I'm just rotting away...surrounded by idiots.”
Ruby Lazar -
“You're here to add the final touch by transforming her bloated, decomposing body into a blood-sucking, apocalyptic destroyer. A star will be reborn.”
Gus -
“I'm sorry for thinking you such a worthless, crippled, annoying bastard all these years.”
Ivan -
“What sort of life did you expect me to have here? A vampire with an insane, seventy-year old Goth princess who constantly nags me because I don't murder my food properly and come through the door drenched in blood?”
Vaughn Lazar
First Sentence edit
Kora brushed the sleeping Siren's hair until it spilled through her fingers like ink.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Shonna Wright (Author)
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