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Premise labels used: genetically engineered teens, bird-human hybrids, on the run, save the world, evil corporation, mad scientists, master race plot, population cull, family survival, fugitive team

Setting labels used: contemporary setting, global travel, United States, Europe, Germany, Hawaii, Los Angeles, school lab setting, corporate headquarters, modern times

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School's Out—Forever

James Patterson · 2006 · Maximum Ride

Genetically engineered winged teens go to school, dodge enemies, and uncover more of the secret behind their origins.

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Premise labels: genetically engineered children · avian hybrids · on the run · forced school · save the world · clone conflict · secret origins · found family · pursued by enemies · identity search

Setting labels: school setting · lab setting · safe house · runaway road trip · Washington DC area · Florida · Everglades · contemporary near-future · real-world setting · experimental science

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Blood Ties

Sophie McKenzie · 2008 · Blood Ties

Two teens uncover hidden truths about their births and identities while fleeing extremists and a secret genetic conspiracy.

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Premise labels: missing father · identity mystery · cloning · genetic engineering · teen on the run · scientific conspiracy · family secrets · birth mystery · fugitives · experimental births

Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · school disco · clinic · genetic lab · city setting · London · Washington DC · Germany · Scotland · international travel · secret facilities · real-world setting

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Maximum Ride, Vol. 3

NaRae Lee, James Patterson · 2010 · Maximum Ride: The Manga

Mutant winged teens search for their origins while trying to survive a new home, school, and old enemies.

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Premise labels: genetically engineered children · fugitive youth · wings · search for origins · search for parents · forced normalcy · school adjustment · safe-house living · experiment escapees

Setting labels: New York City · Washington, D.C. · school setting · hospital setting · federal agent home · contemporary urban setting · shared house setting · science-fiction reality

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The Dysasters

P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast · 2019 · The Dysasters

Two teens awaken air powers during a deadly tornado and flee a scientist who engineered them for control.

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Premise labels: genetically engineered teens · elemental powers · weather control · on the run · mad scientist · secret experiment · teen fugitives · power awakening · world domination · chosen pair · superpowered teenagers

Setting labels: contemporary · modern day · American countryside · small town · high school · road trip · secret safe house · real world with powers

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Nevermore

James Patterson · 2012 · Maximum Ride

Max and her flock face an end-of-the-world threat while old bonds, new rivals, and hidden truths collide.

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Premise labels: mutant kids · winged kids · end of world · save the world · love triangle · apocalypse threat · genetic engineering · cloned rival

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · contemporary · school setting · treehouse · desert · tropical island · New York · global scale · science experiment setting · near-future

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Spark

Rachael Craw · 2014 · Spark

A grieving teen discovers she’s DNA-bound to protect her best friend from a hidden killer—and from her own changing life.

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Premise labels: genetic experiment · DNA-bound protector · best friend at risk · unknown killer · forbidden romance · secret powers · superpowered teens

Setting labels: present day · contemporary world · near future · high school setting · summer holidays · alternate reality · normal family setting

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Helix – Sie werden uns ersetzen

Marc Elsberg · 2016

A biotech thriller in which genetic engineering links a mysterious death, altered crops, and enhanced children worldwide.

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Premise labels: genetic engineering · genetic modification · designer babies · biotechnology · bioterrorism · global conspiracy · gene editing · human enhancement · bioethics

Setting labels: global setting · Munich · Brazil · Tanzania · India · California · White House · research clinic · biotech labs

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Season Of The Harvest

Michael R. Hicks · 2011 · Harvest Trilogy

An FBI agent hunts a brutal killer and uncovers a GM-crop conspiracy that may hide an alien threat to humanity.

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Premise labels: genetic conspiracy · GMOs · alien takeover · eco-terrorism · FBI investigation · biotech threat · government conspiracy · apocalyptic threat · corporate conspiracy

Setting labels: contemporary setting · global setting · United States · California · Washington DC · Norway · research lab · seed vault · FBI milieu · government milieu · corporate milieu · military milieu

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Michael Crichton · 2006

A biotech thriller weaving together genetic experiments, patent fights, and transgenic animals in a near-present world.

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Premise labels: genetic engineering · gene patenting · biotech ethics · corporate science · legal conflict · transgenic animals · genetic research · bioethics

Setting labels: contemporary · near future · present-day science · biotech industry · laboratory setting · legal setting · corporate setting · urban setting · global · sci-fi realism

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Change Agent

Daniel Suarez · 2017

In 2045, an Interpol agent hunting illegal gene editors is transformed into the criminal kingpin he’s chasing.

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Premise labels: genetic engineering · gene editing · identity theft · body swap · fugitive on the run · illegal labs · black market biotech · biocrime · human enhancement

Setting labels: near future · 2045 · Southeast Asia · Singapore · Thailand · Myanmar · Asian biotech hub · dystopian future · globalized future

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Heartsick

Kristina Forest · 2025

A heartbroken teen intern and her ex uncover a dangerous secret behind a pill that erases heartbreak overnight.

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Premise labels: heartbreak cure · second chance romance · exes reunited · corporate conspiracy · teen investigation · ethical dilemma · forbidden medication · on the run · truth uncovering · sci-fi premise

Setting labels: modern day · high school · senior year · Philadelphia · New Jersey · California · cross-country · clinic setting · corporate setting · contemporary America

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Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People

Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert · 2002 · Ultimate X-Men (2001) (Collected Editions)

In a modern alternate universe, mutant youths gather under Xavier while Magneto and the government push the world toward war.

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Premise labels: mutant uprising · genetic mutation · secret war · human-mutant conflict · school for mutants · government crackdown · superteam rivalry · reimagined origin · recruitment story · world on the brink

Setting labels: contemporary setting · alternate universe · modern America · Earth-like world · secret-government world · school setting · global setting · urban setting

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