Mutation
Robin Cook
Pan Macmillan UK
<p>He sought to create the son of his dreams&#8212;and invented a nightmare. Robin Cook's techno-medical thriller probes every father's greatest fear.</p><p></p><p> Drawing on a horror theme as old as <i>Frankenstein</i>, as fresh as tomorrow's headlines, <i>Mutation</i> is a chilling cautionary tale of the perils of genetic engineering.</p><p></p><p> When ob/gyn and biomolecular researcher Dr. Victor Frank learns of his wife's infertility, he initiates a bold&#8212;and dangerous&#8212;experiment. Unbeknownst to everyone, including her, Dr. Frank has adapted the methods of animal husbandry and molecular genetics to human reproduction. Fusing his wife's egg and his own sperm, he sets in motion the production of a superior being, his child.</p><p></p><p> The result of this experiment, a son, VJ, is born to a surrogate mother and legally adopted by the Franks. To their delight, their son is physically perfect, and by the age of three, displays the complex problem-solving abilities...</p>