They are perfect. They are out of control. They will replace you! The bestseller by Marc Elsberg is finally available in paperback. The US Secretary of State dies during a state visit in Munich. During the autopsy, a strange mark is found on his heart - caused by bacteria? In Brazil, Tanzania, and India, employees of an international chemical company discover crops and animals that shouldn't exist. At the same time, Helen and Greg turn to a fertility clinic in California. The doctor tells them about an unofficial research program that has produced over a hundred "gifted" children. But then one of these children goes missing, and everything points to a connection with strange events happening all over the world...