The Perfection of Fish

by J.S. Morrison

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Pub Date 9 Jul 2020 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2021

Black Rose Writing

General Fiction (Adult) | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

The contest between men and women escalates to a new battlefield — genetics. Legislators mandate a testosterone- lowering food supplement to reduce violence and make gun control unnecessary. The blowback assumes epic proportions. Nadia Holkam — a pawn in the battle — desperately seeks her true identity.

Diana Holkam discovers companies are using her twin sister as a template for the perfect subordinate female in an experiment aimed at turning all women into pets. With help from a one-eyed Muslim Bible salesman, an African American woman promoting a testosterone-reducing food supplement, and an Indian geneticist fleeing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, they fight against a misogynistic CEO, a would-be prophet of male supremacy, and the mob. Neither side realizes the AI system developing the genetic “cure” has a different plan for human evolution — a plan that has something to do with fish.

The contest between men and women escalates to a new battlefield — genetics. Legislators mandate a testosterone- lowering food supplement to reduce violence and make gun control unnecessary. The...

A Note From the Publisher

J.S. Morrison has lived in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and visited Asia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica. He optioned two original screenplays before deciding to write a near-future novel about genetic engineering. The author meant it to be a dire warning to humanity, but his sense of satiric irony got in the way. When he is not writing or traveling, he dabbles in astrophysics as a member of a local scientific society.

J.S. Morrison has lived in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and visited Asia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica. He optioned two original screenplays before deciding to write a near-future...

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A Note From the Publisher

J.S. Morrison has lived in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and visited Asia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica. He optioned two original screenplays before deciding to write a near-future novel about genetic engineering. The author meant it to be a dire warning to humanity, but his sense of satiric irony got in the way. When he is not writing or traveling, he dabbles in astrophysics as a member of a local scientific society.

Advance Praise

“The imaginative, compelling fresh voice of J.S. Morrison may resonate with fans of Margaret Atwood.” –Steve Alcorn, USA Today Bestselling Author

“Morrison’s witty, imaginative, and thought-provoking narrative transports the reader into a futuristic world obsessed with radical politics, gender supremacy, and manifest genetics.” –Skyler Branden, Solsticio, Rebelde, and Company

“…a delightfully full-tilt, science fiction white-water ride of a novel that smacks into the rocks of environmental degradation, gender wars, and genetic mutation.” –Jerald Pope, author of The Elvis Tooth

“Vaguely prophetic but genuinely unputdownable!” –Enakshi J., editor of Poison Ivy

“The imaginative, compelling fresh voice of J.S. Morrison may resonate with fans of Margaret Atwood.” –Steve Alcorn, USA Today Bestselling Author

“Morrison’s witty, imaginative, and...