Dr Lorna Polk, a state veterinarian in Louisiana, uncovers a ring of black market smugglers in the stormswept ruins of an old trawler - but the ship's cargo is beyond exotic. The caged animals bear strange aberrations: a double-headed snake, a lion cub with saber teeth, a feather-less Amazon parrot. But all the creatures bear one disturbing trait: an uncanny intelligence that defies explanation. Working with U.S Marshall Jack Menard, along with a pair of neurobiologists, Lorna must expose a horrifying secret that traces back to Biblical times. Combining current theories of fractal intelligence, stem cell research and a secret history out of the Book of Genesis, Lorna and Jack face an insidious threat of global terror and genetic horror. But to survive, Lorna must risk all, including the life of her unborn child.

Author Biography

James Rollins is the author of eight bestselling novels. An amateur spelunker and scuba enthusiast, he holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Missouri. He currently lives and writes in Sacramento, California.