Seeders: A Novel (37 page)

Above all, my heartfelt thanks to Al, Rachel, and Julia for putting up with a writer in the house. You remind me every day that humanity is a beautiful thing.

ALSO BY A. J. COLUCCI

The Colony

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A. J. Colucci lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters. Visit her Web site at
www.ajcolucci.com
.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS.

An imprint of St. Martin’s Press.

SEEDERS.
Copyright © 2014 by A. J. Colucci. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover design by Ervin Serrano

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Map by Tara O’Brien and Rachel Colucci

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Colucci, A. J.

      Seeders: a novel / A. J. Colucci.

            p. cm.

      ISBN 978-1-250-04289-7 (hardcover)

      ISBN 978-1-4668-4057-7 (e-book)

      1.  Plants—Psychic aspects—Fiction.   2.  Science—Experiments—Fiction.   I.  Title.

   PS3603.U4676S44 2014

   813'.6—dc23

2014009241

e-ISBN 9781466840577

First Edition: July 2014