HeidiGoodchild
"The Designed one that was not designed will be taken and freed. When the Designed clings to his Strength and the Strength empowers Designed, they will free the taken..."
The problem comes when the ones taken are the ones you love. In a genetically engineered, compliant population, Denzin, a 'Natural' -- therefore dangerous -- and his 'designed' friend Chimma step into their destiny, whether they want to or not.
'The City Survives, and The City Thrives', as everyone knows. This may be true for those living 'Over the Hill', but for those 'Under the Hill', like Chimma, survival is the goal. Passing this Zam is the only way to accomplish her dreams of crossing the Boundary from the Under to the Over, thus enabling her to improve her parents' lives, as well. But after calling a very soggy man out of the rain, the trajectory of her life changes completely.