Fated Genes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0891078770 ISBN 13: 9780891078777

Publisher: Crossway Books, 1996

When ambition rules, when lives are sacrificed for society's good, when evil is worshiped, who dares to stand in the way?

Brad Forrest is a young, overworked pediatric surgeon who risks losing everything—including his lovely wife and his young son—to obtain the career opportunity of his dreams.

Web Tyson, founder and head of the most prestigious pediatric surgery practice in the Southeast, may bet he next Surgeon General of the U.S—unless the truth comes out about what is happening in Room 525 of the Crestview Women's and Children's Health Center.

Lenore Kingsley, rich president of a huge pharmaceutical company, is using her power to engage in human DNA splicing research and to make Web Tyson the next Surgeon General—for her own purposes.

These three personalities collide in a strange chain of events that none of them would have chosen and that none of them may survive. Can anyone—even the prayer remnant at Patterson's Nursing Home—make a difference now?

An unforgettable story of passion and power, with spiritual themes that no one should ignore.

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