Minus One: The Mind-bending Quest to Clone the Perfect Son

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Minus One: The Mind-bending Quest to Clone the Perfect Son

We used to think of DNA as a fixed script—a rigid blueprint inherited from our ancestors. We were wrong. Indeed, we are currently witnessing the dawn of artificial genetic replication, where CRISPR gene-editing technology has evolved from a slow, error-prone science into rewriting the code of life. Indeed, what was once considered impossible is now reality, ready to change how we even view human life.

And so, our story begins…

The young boy was alone in the world and lost in life. Abandoned as a baby, he grew up in orphanages and foster homes, which nurtured a self-imposed isolation. A young social worker's early assessment of the child resulted in him receiving the name 'Craig,' which means 'rock,' and the last name Klanto. She liked how those two names sounded together.

Craig Klanto was determined and self-reliant: a survivor. These qualities ultimately took him into the competitive world of container shipping where he became a longshoreman apprentice. For the young boy, it was a world where he fit in, and being not one to cast aside opportunity, he often succeeded at the loss of those not quick enough to act. He excelled in every way and, in his early fifties, became his own boss and wealthy, earning him the title: 'The King of the container shipping industry.'

Despite all his wealth, King Klanto is but an empty shell living a life with no family, no friends.

But what is it that King will do to fill a deep ache…and ache much deeper than the Sea?

What our reader’s day:

Minus One: The Quest to Clone the Perfect Son is a powerful story that challenges our thinking. It tells the story of an adventure that is filled with unexpected twists and turns while exploring the social and personal impacts in reaching for the impossible. As many readers have experienced with the paper back and eBook versions, this is a story that you will find hard to put down. Enjoy!