Portrait of a Starter (Short Story)

Lissa Price has written children's television for Jim Henson Productions and is an award-winning screenwriter. She lives in the foothills of Southern California, but has previously travelled the world; walking with elephants in Botswana, swimming with penguins in the Galápagos and travelling with nomads in India. When she sat down to write, she found that the most surprising journeys were still inside her mind.

"Big dystopian acquisition set in an ageing, post-war world where youth is coveted at a near impossible price. The author's screenwriting day job is evident in the high-concept, high-octane plot" -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller