Between the Shimmer & the Blinding

Between the Shimmer & the Blinding is Chris Lee’s debut novel, published by New Degree Press. It was released via e-book and Kindle on May 6. The paperback edition was released on June 9.

Between the Shimmer & the Blinding debuted at No. 1 in Genetics and No. 13 in New Releases on Amazon. The novel also sits in the Top 100 of Evolution reads alongside genre-defining authors like Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson, and more.

Most creative explorations of gene editing operate from a dystopian future, but as the science has advanced, real-world implications are starting to be felt, and the scientific and policy communities are grappling with a way forward. At what point does a therapy become an enhancement and are enhancements unethical? Should germline edits be allowed, with changes passing to future generations when they aren’t alive yet to consent? These questions aren’t dystopian. They are happening today as some scientists push ahead with experiments despite a global moratorium.

Between the Shimmer & the Blinding brings its readers into this debate, taking on the meaning of legacy and ancestry and showing how critical moments in our lives are shaped by the decisions and experiences of prior generations. In the process, the novel also challenges the notion of universal truths and explores the blurry thresholds upon which rest answers to our most existential questions.

But in the blurriness lives humanity, our commonality, and the beauty of human connection. As our identities continue to stratify to the point of pixilation, this story shows we are more connected than not. All the seismic challenges we face as a society are imprinted in us and bind us together to preserve the promise of our shared future.

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ISBN 979-888504065-5