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Panacea - Das Projekt

Jo Ellie

Jo Ellie, born in 1987, has enjoyed writing stories with dark plots since she was nine years old. These included a short reinterpretation of "Pet Sematary", short stories about the lives of street animals, and small family dramas.
After a long break, during which she studied international business and fashion management, and lived in France and London, she finally revisited her old passion and took several writing courses.
Today, she lives near Oldenburg with her husband and two dogs, and as an employee in the e-commerce department of a fashion company, she would actually be predestined for rom-coms. But she is passionate about young-adult novels. Her debut novel in this genre, "Panacea - The Project," takes her back to her favorite city, London, and retains the dark undertone of her first childhood stories.

"At the time, I didn't know the true purpose of the research. That it could have cured Holden's disease. All I knew was that Devlin's experiments would have killed us all in the end."
"And if you had known? Would you still have killed Devlin?

Over 95 years ago, the Panacea Project condemned Carter Strickland to immortality. His greatest desire is to find his brother Holden, who, like Carter, was a victim of the cruel experiments. But instead of finding Holden, he discovers clues in London that the project has been revived. The research holds unimaginable possibilities and threatens the lives of countless people.

And then there's Charlie, who is suffering from a mysterious illness and is awakening emotions in Carter that he thought he had long abandoned. Her only chance of recovery lies in the Panacea Serum, to which Carter's DNA holds the key.

Carter is faced with the question that has haunted him all his life: How far is he willing to go to save the lives of others?

Teenagers 14+, Young adults, girls and boys alike, searching for thrilling urban stories with sci-fi/fantasy elements to escape reality, who are interested in compelling stories about friendship, love and the fact that "family" does not only consists of blood relatives.

Title "Panacea" is also the title for the trilogy.
Every book has got a subtitle. The first book is named
"Panacea - Das Projekt"
The Subtitle should be a bit smaller than the trilogy's title.

The book is in German. The backcover should feature a small dialogue excerpt and a summary as follows:

„Damals wusste ich nicht, was die Forschung bezweckt. Dass sie Holdens Krankheit hätte heilen können. Ich wusste nur, dass Devlin uns alle mit seinen Experimenten früher oder später umgebracht hätte.“
„Und wenn du es gewusst hättest? Hättest du Devlin dann trotzdem getötet?“

Vor mehr als 95 Jahren hat das Panacea-Projekt Carter Strickland zur Unsterblichkeit verdammt. Sein sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, seinen Bruder Holden wiederzufinden, der wie Carter Opfer der grausamen Experimente war. Doch stattdessen entdeckt er in London Hinweise, dass das Projekt wiederbelebt wurde. Die Forschung birgt ungeahnte Möglichkeiten und bedroht zugleich das Leben unzähliger Menschen.
Und dann ist da noch Charlie, die an einer mysteriösen Krankheit leidet und Gefühle in ihm weckt, mit denen er längst abgeschlossen hatte. Ihre einzige Chance auf Heilung ist das Panacea-Serum, zu dessen Vollendung Carters DNS der Schlüssel ist.
Carter steht vor der Frage, die ihn schon sein ganzes Leben begleitet: Wie weit muss er gehen, um anderen das Leben zu retten?

In addition to the title and the author name, there should be a also mentioned "Roman" somewhere at the bottom of the page, smaller print.

Jo Ellie, Jahrgang 1987, hat schon als Neunjährige gerne Geschichten mit düsteren Handlungen geschrieben. Unter anderem eine kurze Neuinterpretation von "Friedhof der Kuscheltiere", Kurzgeschichten über das Leben von Straßentieren und kleine Familiendramen.

Nach einer längeren Pause, in der sie International Business und Modemanagement studiert, und in Frankreich und London gelebt hat, wandte sie sich schließlich wieder ihrer alten Leidenschaft zu und belegte mehrere Schreibkurse.

Heute lebt sie mit ihrem Mann und ihren zwei Hunden in der Nähe von Oldenburg, und wäre als Angestellte im E-Commerce eines Modeunternehmens eigentlich prädestiniert für Rom-Coms. Doch ihr Herz schlägt für Young-Adult-Romane. Ihr Romandebüt in diesem Genre "Panacea - Das Projekt", führt sie zurück in ihre Lieblingsstadt London und behält den dunklen Unterton ihrer ersten Kindheitsgeschichten bei.

This cover is for the first book of a trilogy. I would love to continue the collaboration with the competition's winner after the finalization of the first cover to create two more covers.
On the first book I would like to show the protagonist (17-year old, male, in a leather jacket and a hoodie), standing on a tall building, silhouetted against a dawning sky, looking out onto the city of London, famous landmarks should be visible in the distance (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, London Eye...)
The sky should be pastel colored, showing dusk/dawn.
Realistic, detailed illustration, 3D illustration, or similar
Clear, modern, serious fonts, suitable for dark and thrilling setting/tone of the novel
Format for paperback: see attachments

playful, romantic fonts, anime/manga art, too cartoonish