What We Have Tamed

"A richly imagined sci-fi adventure, perfect for animal lovers!" - New York Times bestselling author Melissa Landers The only place sixteen-year-old Alaina can breathe is at work, caring for the animals in the ARK Program as they wait for their upcoming journey to Mars. She knows what it's like to feel caged, tamed by her mother's emotionally abusive boyfriend. Her refuge unravels with a security breach, a rescue, and a knee-jerk reaction, in which she's caught on camera calling the animals she loves dangerous. Now, protesters are threatening the future of the program while Alaina is suspended from work and trapped at home. So when her boss offers her a chance to redeem the program's reputation by joining the mission herself, she jumps at the one-way ticket. Four months in space with only the animals and small crew is a welcome relief from the noise of Earth. But everyone on board has a secret, and an animal rights extremist threatening the mission appears to have inside help. When false orders send the ship on a collision course, animals escape, lives are lost, and Alaina must decide where she stands with the program-and humans' responsibility to preserve animals that would kill us. Equal parts heart, tension, and nerd, G.S. Harrington's genre-bending YA sci-fi debut explores our complicated relationship with animals-past, present, and one possible future. "A true masterpiece that combines the suspense of a classic space movie with the heart of any animal movie, then adds in a sweet romance, real animal science, AND large, existential questions about morality and life … pure joy for a biologist nerd like myself." - Dr. Allison Lau, primatologist "Extraordinary, highly readable … What We Have Tamed is a fascinating book that not only tells an intriguing, appealing story, but at the same time subtly educates the reader on the animal kingdom and their crucial role in our spaceflight history." - Colin Burgess, Animals in Space"Harrington smoothly weaves science, fiction, and reality into one beautiful tapestry ... I hope everybody reads it to understand the choices they have to make living on this planet a better experience for all." - Ranjeeta Raam, If Elephants Could Talk