SciFi novel read for Indie Ink 2023-2024 judging cycle. 

A fast-paced, earth-based, not-too-far-into the future adventure where our protagonists are genetically enhanced humans. The entire project of genetically enhancing humans is a government secret, and came about as a result of The War, a seemingly global conflict at some point in the not-too-distant past. Much like during the Cold War, governments are competing with different types of gene enhancements to create super humans capable of lots of destruction. 

When a case that our main characters are called in to support on goes a bit sideways, the protagonists are thrown into a larger political debate around the best utility for genetically enhanced people, and whether or not their abilities should be studied, they should be allowed to go rogue, and whether they should have rights like the rest of humanity. 

What ensues is a fast-paced political thriller of sorts, with the added twist of sci-fi elements due to enhanced human beings, with an added component of magical realism/dream walking that some of the enhanced humans are able to engage in. 

It'll be interesting to see where this little novel goes as it becomes part of a series (I believe the intention is for 5 novels to be included in the series). The author is originally a Spanish speaker, as evidenced by a few prepositions having been translated incorrectly (super common ones for native Spanish speakers to get mixed up, I might add). Aside from this, there weren't super obvious ways in which this book should be measured in the Latine/x representation by a Latine/x author. One of the main protagonists is from a community in Chile, and references to their home town are really the strongest aspects of this novel fitting into this category. 

There were aspects of this novel that were really well executed, and others that didn't feel as developed as I might like personally, but all in all, it was a solid read for Indie Ink!