Somewhere in the near-future the world had completely changed. It now consists of walled cities (like in Roman days), soovie parks (people living in hollowed out cars), death doctors and fear bombs. Poverty is everywhere - the people have been divided into groups - the Industrials, the Individuals, the Refuges and the lowest class the Illegals. Thus begins the story of Caitlyn Brown. Flight of Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer Waterbrook May 2010 Caitlyn is a test tube baby. Her father Jordan Brown is a scientist specializing in creating a new generation of babies. All of his experiments failed with the exception of Caitlyn. Her father and the woman he loved had agreed to drown Caitlyn when she was born. The woman died in childbirth and Howard just couldn't destroy the baby. Caitlyn has a terrible hunch in the middle of her back. She is defective. Jordan wants out of the program as he sees what the experiments are doing. He takes Caitlyn and goes into hiding in the Appalachia ruled by a group of Preachers. Jordan has left Caitlyn on her own and with help she has escaped and is now working in the city. She tries to be indivisible and keeps her deformity hidden. Mason Lee is a bounty hunter working for the government in Appalachia. His job is to catch anyone trying to escape. However, his main assignment is to catch Caitlyn and return her to the lab. There is something in her DNA that can heal the sick. With the twisted Lee in pursuit she teams up with Razor - a street-smart illusionist. She doesn't really trust him, but he is all she has. Her only hope is to reach friends who have eluded the government. NI Agents Pierce, Holly and Jeremy are actively pursuing Razor and Caitlyn. They have planted a tracking device in Billy and Theo - Caitlyn's friends. Cainlyn had been told by her father that she should contact a Doctor Hugh Swain - he had worked with her father - and he would perform surgery to make her normal. She is not sure she wants to have it done. She and her friends Billy and Theo have plans to meet and escape to Arizona where they would be safe. One must read this amazing scientific thriller to follow Caitlyn's inability to stay indivisible. Does she get caught by the government, who are the hybrids? Who betrays Pierce and why? How will Caitlyn choose between the two men she loves - will it be Billy or Razor - the fast and dangerous one? This book will keep you turning pages; Flight of Shadows is as haunting as it is intense. It paints a frightening picture of a near-future where boundaries are tested and broken. Highly recommended. Sigmund Brouwer is the author of Broken Angel, as well as a number of other novels. You might want to check them out.