Arwen Elys Dayton was named for an elf in THE LORD OF THE RINGS and is the author of Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful, and the SEEKER series (Seeker, Traveler, Disruptor). She also wrote Resurrection, the #1 Amazon bestseller in Sci-Fi in both the US and the UK. Arwen lives with her husband and their three children on the West Coast of the United States. You can visit her at arwendayton.com and follow @arwenelysdayton on Instagram and Facebook, or reach her by email at 
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton
Arwen Elys Dayton’s latest novel, Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful (2018) is a novel comprised of six linked stories, each taking part in a different point in humanity’s future, beginning “A few years from now,” leapfrogging to various points beyond, and ending when “They have left us far behind.” Dayton doesn’t specify the precise year or time period, letting the pace and scale of scientific advancements inform the reader’s imagination. Her teenaged protagonists each experience some kind of alteration (or lack thereof) and must cope with backlash,
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I might say "formulaic" actually.
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It's a tightrope act for sure.
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