ETERNAL LIFE IS TO DIE FOR Seventeen-year-old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans. Zoe’s carefree life takes a traumatic turn when her brother Liam is murdered. The only one who can help her find out what happened is Noah Brody, the last guy on earth she should trust. Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they’ve created between those who have and those who don’t. He doesn’t like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically. He's not sure why he's agreed to help her, but what he finds out when he does, will change his life forever. PERCEPTION is a near-future mystery that can be read alone (no cliffhanger!) Keywords: dystopian, science fiction, apocalyptic, genetic engineering, robots, artificial intelligence, family issues, social divides, rich and poor, beautiful people, wealth, power, corruption, teen romance, forbidden love, fight club, fighting, self-defense, cyborgs, communes, St. Louis, Utah, California, fugitives, strong female lead, genetics, speculative fiction, class wars, class division, action-packed, betrayal, love, scientific breakthroughs