Genetic Fiction

Bloomsbury presents The Genetic Book of the Dead, written and read by Richard Dawkins. From one of the world’s great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history. In this groundbreaking new approach to the evolution of all life, Richard Dawkins shows how...

In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces listeners to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.

After more than a century of constant exposure to cellular and network signals, the human genome has begun to change—giving rise to a new generation of children with the ability to perceive and decode wireless data flowing invisibly through the air. When Riley Rhodes is among the first to exhibit these abilities, her parents, Dani and Zach, uncover a discovery that could reshape humanity—and put their family in immediate danger. As governments and corporations scramble to understand and control this emerging evolution, Riley and others like her become targets in a high-stakes race for power.

In DNA, Ell’s five-year-old son Zage has become interested in the effects of certain genes on obesity. He’s obtained permission to do research in a university lab where he hopes to test some of his ideas. Work is being done to evaluate the possibility of terraforming the planet Mars by using Ell’s port technology to bring in water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen from various other worlds in the solar system.

In near-future Baltimore, scientific breakthroughs in genetic engineering promise to cure the incurable. But these new technologies are not without a dark side. Powerful criminal organizations thrive on peddling illicit genetic wares, waging an underground war unlike any the city has ever seen.

Missy Carter leads a rather boring, overworked life as a system analyst for the State Department, or rather that’s what she lets everyone believe. As a Shadow Agent with the Paranormal Security and Intelligence, she’s seen and done it all. Intelligence is her specialty; assassination is her hobby. She’s learned to handle anything life can throw at her. That is until the biggest paramilitary pain in her backside shows up again. Lucky for him, he’s good looking.

Jace, Onima, and Kara are literally under the gun after an unexpected betrayal. This new threat comes as they’re investigating obscene money moves, attempts at weakening the Confederation government and the Bureau, plus increasing anti-clone sentiment. Yet, the disparate pieces and players on the board point to something else. But what? Feroz and his confederates are playing multiple games. Is their goal to take down the Confederation and bring back hidden pre-war leaders? Is it all about amassing surreal wealth unseen in centuries? Or is it something else entirely?

Meet Darwin, the most famous chimpanzee in the world, thanks to the magic of genetic engineering. Darwin can read and write and play video games--although he prefers chess. He even "speaks," typing on a special voice-synthesizer strapped to his chest. He lives with his older human brother Scott and Scott's parents, and goes to Scott's school, where he's both popular and controversial. He's in 5th Grade.

With Edgar Prince and the One World Government imprisoned in Limbo for the next hundred years, a new, golden age for eHumanity has begun. Evelyn Prince, the co-creator of Neuro and Edgar’s daughter, joins Origen and the rebels to build a new world—where eHumanity will finally be free to live up to its potential. Adam and Dawn celebrate this victory in their own way, by setting out on a quest to find evidence that carbon-based humans might have survived the Great Shift.

In Abnormal Beginnings, we join Cole as his guild has been stripped from him, and he has been left for dead. Who is the culprit of such a heinous crime? His brother. Join Cole on his epic journey of vengeance as he crosses a wasteland of a planet to get revenge on the man he trusted most. What lies ahead? Will Cole get his revenge? Can he get back what he lost? Is his journey as simple as it seems?

In 2059, every person’s DNA is recorded in the Genome Database. Even though Annette’s perfect baby girl was the product of a one-night stand, she knows the database will give her the name of the sexy stranger who fathered her child. Instead, her baby’s DNA matches that of a man she’s never met who died several years ago.

They survived the end of the world. What they didn’t survive was time. Eleven months after vanishing into the heart of Z-Land, Echo Team emerges from the shadows of a lost America, changed, scarred, and carrying secrets that should not exist. The infection has evolved. The dead are faster. Smarter. Some now take to the skies. And something far worse waits in the ruins.

If humans, aliens, and werewolves don’t iron out their differences and work together, Earth will not survive the coming invasion. An alien raised by humans as their own is all that stands between humans and complete destruction.

A season after Sharkantula devastated Shark World, the park reopens with a new feature attraction's arrival, a feisty sloth. As Peyton and Stephanie help Trey, the newest park staff member, prep the sloth for its release in the forest exhibit alongside the existing female sloth, the genetically modified tarantula that created the Sharkantula pays a visit. While the new sloth gains comfort in its surroundings, the gates open to thousands of visitors anxious to check out the Dolphantula show and get a peek at the majestic animals.

Anita’s a loner. She works and lives alone. She has no patience for relationships or men in general. However, she cannot resist Borel, a Tozian who satisfies her in ways she’s never experienced. Birth control is not an issue as long as Taler, Borel’s genetic match, doesn’t show up. After a long night in Borel’s bed, Anita is so sick she can barely stand. What’s wrong with her? When Borel and Taler show up at her ship, they have a surprise for her. She’s pregnant! Can Anita go from being a loner to a mother with two lovers?