The Seventh Son

In the near future, American academic Talissa agrees to become a surrogate for a childless English couple, Mary and Alaric, in order to fund her studies. The procedure is handled by a powerful institute linked to a billionaire entrepreneur, and the pregnancy turns out to be part of a hidden experiment with far-reaching ethical consequences.

The child, Seth, is raised in love but gradually seems different from other children. As he grows, the differences become harder to ignore, and Talissa remains connected to the family even as suspicion and unease build around what was done in the laboratory.

Over years that stretch into the mid-2050s, the truth comes closer to exposure and the consequences widen beyond one family. The novel follows the fallout for Seth, Talissa, and the parents as questions of identity, responsibility, and what counts as human move to the center of the story.