This book contains some subject matter that may be disturbing to some. It is not recommended for those below the age of High School.
What does it mean to be “Human?” What does it mean to have that thin veneer of humanity and normality stripped away?
When a horrible accident leaves Fresco dying, he has only seconds to answer the impossible question his girlfriend asked. He must decide whether to die as a human or to live as something else.
He chooses to live. The problem is that his old life died along with what remained of his body.
Now, he inhabits a new body, with a new name (Phoenix Johnson) and a new identity (8 years younger). The question Who, or more accurately, what was his girlfriend, and what has he become?
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. This page has collected the miscellaneous items unattributed to specific David Collinses.
For the 18th-19th century Australian legislator, see David^^^^^^^Collins
This story didn't go anywhere near the way I thought it might. It was interesting and surprising. Several areas were written in a way that I suspect AI assistance, but it was a good story and I recommend it.