Fated Genes - Softcover

Harry Kraus MD

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143350202X ISBN 13: 9781433502026

Publisher: Crossway Books, 2008

How far will some people go in the name of science? FatedGenes is a gripping story that raises serious spiritual andethical questions.

Brad Forrest is a young, overworked pediatric surgeon who riskslosing everything-including his wife and young son-to obtain thecareer opportunity of his dreams. Web Tyson, founder and head of aprestigious pediatric surgery practice, may be the next SurgeonGeneral of the United States-unless the truth comes out about whatis happening to infants in Room 525 of the Crestview Women's andChildren's Health Center. And Lenore Kingsley, wealthy president ofa huge pharmaceutical company, is using her power to engage inhuman DNA splicing research and to make Web Tyson the next SurgeonGeneral-for her own dark purposes. When these three personalitiescollide over a strange chain of events, none of them will be thesame-and none of them may survive.

Real-life surgeon Harry Kraus weaves social issues like healthcare, euthanasia, and genetic research into this medicalthriller.

About the Author:

HARRY KRAUS, MD, is a practicing surgeon and a missionary with Africa Inland Mission, currently on home assignment. He is the author of eleven novels and two works of nonfiction, including Crossway's Breathing Grace and The Cure. Kraus earned his MD degree from the Medical College of Virginia, completed his surgical internship and residency at the University of Kentucky, and formerly practiced in Virginia and Kenya. Visit his web site at www.harrykraus.com for more information.

Review:

"A chillingly detailed picture of the power struggles that dominate the biogenetics industry."
—Library Journal

"This medical potboiler . . . holds readers glued to their seats. . . . Kraus may be to the medical world what John Grisham is to the legal territory!"
—A Closer LookA Closer Look

"Kraus raises important questions and, wisely in a work of fiction, attempts no answers, preferring to let the story speak for itself."
—Ethics & MedicineEthics & Medicine

"Kraus . . . [is] quick on the uptake with tight, interwoven conflicts and thorough character development. Powerful illustrations of biblical truths also saturate every crevice of the story line."
—Christian RetailingChristian Retailing

"A thought-provoking book that should wake Christians up as to what could happen in the world of medicine if stiffer restraints aren't enforced."
—Church LibrariesChurch Libraries