{"product_id":"silent-y-9781969419027","title":"Silent Y","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 2142, women control human reproduction-and they're about to weaponize it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDart Maylord is a brilliant but isolated endocrinology researcher working for the Department of Reproduction in the female-ruled half of a divided America. She's never met a man, never questioned the wall that splits Washington, D.C., or the lies told about what stretches beyond it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one day, a male researcher crosses that wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Smern isn't the violent Neanderthal Dart was led to expect-he's sharp, disarmingly funny, and curious about the world she's never dared to question. Their collaboration begins with science but quickly becomes something more dangerous: connection. Trust. Desire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Dart stumbles on a classified document she shouldn't see. The reproductive system isn't just being managed-it's being manipulated. And men are being systematically erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse still, Dart's own family may be orchestrating the scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she digs deeper, Dart must choose between protecting the people she loves and exposing a truth that could unravel the fragile balance of power. With Alex by her side and everything she thought she knew crumbling around her, Dart has to decide: is losing family worth rebellion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause if she doesn't act soon, there may be nothing left to save.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenfante, Katherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Katherine Benfante writes science fiction, and she likes to \"put the science in science fiction.\" Of all the dream careers she's been fortunate to have so far, including as mechanical engineer and French teacher, being an author is the most satisfying and enjoyable. Katherine lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, voracious readers all. Scattered, her debut, is a time travel novel full of physics, love, and actual historical figures. Her short stories \"Convergence\" and \"First, Do No Harm\" are published in volumes two and three of The Accidental Time Travelers Collective. She's currently working on the upcoming sequel to Scattered and future novels. Find out more about these and subscribe to her newsletter at www.katherinebenfante.com","brand":"Book Labs Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720882913554,"sku":"9781969419027","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c6e6954-d835-4742-bdf6-b542093c64bb.jpg?v=1762940279","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/silent-y-9781969419027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}