The Lease of Nature
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It’s 2019 in America, and doctors Maya Copeland and Zhong Jian stand at the cusp of a technological breakthrough—transplanting 3-D printed hearts into human patients. If they can make it work, they’ll save countless lives, including that of the man Maya loves. And Jian could possibly right past wrongs that have haunted him since his clandestine work for the government decades ago in his native China.
Maya’s and Jian’s medical miracle will also cut into the profits of the Red Market, the underground trade of human organs. For The Golden Mirror, the ruthless leader of the Triad criminal organization, the drive to assert dominance in the Red Market is more than financial, it’s personal. But there is a weak link in his organization: the Triad’s newest “sister,” Daiyu, whose painful past propels her to try to topple the Triad and bring The Golden Mirror to justice.
Two heart surgeons. A heart patient. A heartless kingpin trafficking in life itself. So many hearts yearning to be made whole. When lives hang in the balance, who will live, who will make history, and who will get revenge?
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About the author
Anderson "Drew" Boyd is an award-winning writer, director, producer and editor. Over the past 16 years he’s earned credits on projects ranging from the Oscar-winning WINTER’S BONE to theatrically released documentaries and everything in between.
His directorial debut, WELL WISHES, exhibited on Netflix from 2016-2018. He’s since produced and edited DEAD ENVY, THE FOX HUNTER, I WANT TO LIVE ON MARS, and the pilot for "SUNFLOWER CARE". His latest screenplay, the Western odyssey MESCALERO, badged as the #1 Western on the Coverfly Red List and finished Top 50 in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2022 Nicholl Fellowship. Presently, he's writing a high-concept farce, THE TIME TRAVELER’S GALA, as well as adapting his screenplay THE LEASE OF NATURE (StoryPros Grand Prize, RIFF Grand Jury Winner, 20+ accolades) into novel form.
Boyd is a member of the Producers Guild of America, an affiliate member of American Cinema Editors, a United Arts Council Grantee and 3x Stowe Story Lab alum.
