SOUTH GATE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- As scientists toil away in laboratories to unravel the intricacies of genetics, many wonder what new directions await when a deeper understanding is achieved. James H. Hirsch explores the intriguing and terrifying possibilities in his new book, Jensgene (now available through AuthorHouse).
Two siblings have been born with a unique gene, which endows them with special talents. Teresa possesses extrasensory perception and her younger brother, Joey, is a gifted magician and artist. Soon, genetic researchers key into this incredible phenomena and use these children as their personal laboratory rats. Labeled the "Master of Trickery," Joey pulls a stunt that brings tragedy to them both.
Meanwhile, another child, Matthew Jensen, is also born with the exceptional gene. Scientists scramble to begin a duplication process that launches a new era for humankind. The whole world catapults forward into amazing exploration and discovery, as well as oppression and discrimination.
Those who lack the gene and new generations whose parents have declined its implantation must sit idle in placement facilities. Among these forgotten people live Pam and Mark Tabson, a couple who refused the gene for their daughter. Police officers Bob and Kristin Boontsra, who also lack the gene, are branded "without" and sentenced to a bleak existence.
Misfortune hits the brave new world, and the gifted regress. Unprepared for this global withering of talent, the human race is thrown into sudden turmoil and the embittered "withouts" are ready for revenge. Joey and Teresa reunite with explosive results, and the world's salvation may only come at the hands of additional intriguing heroines.
According to Patricia A.S. Hernandez of Writersaid, an online writer's resource, Jensgene offers "high drama and amazing character action. (Hirsch) achieves what all writers dream of: He has the reader begging for more."
An accomplished artist, Hirsch won his first juried art show at the age of 13. He now participates in many of these events, and has received the Grumbacher Award. Hirsch is also a musician whose talents include playing violin, guitar and piano. He contributes to six orchestras in the Los Angeles region. A father of two sons, he is a member of the American Association for Nude Recreation. Hirsch's inspiration for his writing stems from a "unique imagination" and his active lifestyle in the arts. Jensgene is his first book.
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