Adrianne Finlay

Adrianne Finlay writes teen speculative fiction and teaches English and creative writing. Your One & Only, published by HMH in 2018, was her debut novel. Its future society is populated by genetically engineered clones who reproduce the same nine models, while Jack remains the only human among them. Althea-310, one member of a long clone line, is tasked with observing him and begins questioning the assumptions that organize her community. Finlay uses their uneasy connection to explore individuality, conformity, memory, scientific control, and what people mean when they call someone human. The book blends teen science fiction with dystopian and thriller elements. The isolated settlement and its repeated generations give Your One & Only a precise social structure rather than a vague futuristic backdrop. Finlay's academic work in English and creative writing complements a novel deeply interested in language, inherited stories, and the consequences of defining identity through biology alone.