AUGMENTED

396pp., paperback, Faber, London, 2025

ISBN: 9780571385843

Winner of the inaugural Imagined Futures Prize for young adult eco science fiction.

Suitable for ages 12 years and up.

In a near future London where sixteen-year-olds must be surgically enhanced to contribute to the new utopian society, Akaego fights to protect her rare ability to accelerate plant growth.

"Brilliant ... Equal parts sci-fi thriller, laugh-out-loud coming of age story and heart-pounding action-adventure." Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, author of The Principle of Moments 

"I cannot get the story out of my head."  Kathryn Evans, author of Beauty Sleep

Kenechi Udogu is a Nigerian-born London-based writer and architect. She is an alumna of the HarperCollins Author Academy and the All Stories mentorship programme.