A dangerous secret lurks beneath the innocent faces of newborn babies. Hope Kerman is one of the first children to be born of The Third Gender, a birth defect that turns young adults into human parasites. Thriving by absorbing memories, knowledge, and experience from their victims, the Third Gender is quickly gaining power. Hope fights her natural urge to feed on others, but it’s a battle she might not win. Ben Ziegler is a flawed FBI agent, determined to stop the Third Gender’s rapid rise to power. When he learns his own children are in imminent danger, he’s forced to choose between his crusade against the Thirds or saving his family.
The Third Gender is the action packed first book in a thrilling, reality based, sci-fi series by author Micah Ackerman, the novel is suitable for teens and up.