The Garden of Chimeras

Content : As the entire planet has witnessed the extinction of almost all animal species, scientists mass-produce anibots—robots designed to look like animals—and rare genetic chimeras.

Without scruples, a mafia boss auctions off the heads of the last wild animals and spares no effort to acquire the Panthigre, the new chimera unveiled to the world, for himself.

Meanwhile, Deckard, a young environmental activist, fights for the cause of the last so-called “natural” animals against his father, the brilliant geneticist behind the chimeras. Soon, he meets Tania, a 16-year-old orphan web-reporter, who fascinates him instantly.

When the Panthigre is kidnapped but manages to escape, the unlikely duo embarks on a daring mission: to save the iconic animal and bring it to the Sanctuary, where the last giraffe on Earth is dying—and whose exact location is a closely guarded secret…

Follow the thrilling adventures of this surprising pair as they risk everything to find the Garden of Chimeras…

Mouans-Sartoux Prize for Environmentally Committed Literature 2022.
Selected for the 2023 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire.