Rewind (Replica: The Plague Trilogy I)

By Marilyn Kaye

No one can identify the cause of the mysterious disease. There’s evidence that the bacteria infected human genes as much as a million years ago. Back in the prehistoric age. Back when dinosaurs roamed the land. Back when cavepeople communicated in grunts and gestures. And the bacteria has been dormant—until now.
Amy’s refined genes make her immune to this terrible plague. But when someone close to her shows symptoms of the disease, Amy will do anything to help find a cure. The only way: traveling back to the time when it all began . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Sep 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9780804150019

Marilyn Kaye

Born in New Britain, Connecticut and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Marilyn earned degrees in English and Library Science from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago. While teaching children's and young adult literature at St. John's University, New York, she also wrote over 100 books for children and teens, including the successful series "Replica" and "Gifted." Marilyn now lives and writes in Paris, France.

Reviews for Rewind (Replica

[jess_reads · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I, sadly, am no longer the target audience for this book. I decided to read it after growing nostalgic for the early books of the REPLICA series. Naturally it was a breeze to read through, and it's entertaining on a very basic level, but Grown-Up Me was disappointed with all of the "handwave-ium" explanations for how everything was actually possible. The second book of the trilogy sends Amy inside a human body as a pathogen? The third book sends her into the future? At one time I would have eaten this up. I think I'll bow out and hit up the other books on my massive TBR list.

Thank you, Marilyn Kaye, for writing the REPLICA series and possibly igniting my interest in genetics so many years ago.