Over 98% of the human genome is considered 'junk DNA', sequences for which no function has yet been identified. Some scientists believe these sequences were once functional copies of genes that have since lost their protein-coding ability. But what if those genes were simply dormant and could become active with the proper trigger? When graduate student Jess Chambers is assigned to work with a young schizophrenic girl, she finds herself in the midst of an explosive genetic discovery that could give humans the power of mind over matter.

The first in Nate Kenyon's forthcoming science fiction trilogy, The Reach explores the hidden potential behind the dormant portion of human DNA.

Bloodstone
by Nate Kenyon

2006 Bram Stoker Award Finalist Nate Kenyon's Bloodstone is a gripping first novel about the power of small-town claustrophobia and one man's torturous visions.

All that recovering alcoholic Billy Smith wants is to be left alone. Driven by the voices in his head to commit acts of violence he does not understand, he kidnaps a prostitute named Angel and heads north to a bucolic New England town. But in this town, all is not what it seems. Something monstrous has taken root in White Falls and has waited centuries for the right time to awaken. As the town draws closer to its Spring Festival, psyches begin to unravel and violence erupts. Nobody is safe from the madness that spreads from neighbor to neighbor, kin to kin. As Billy and Angel hurtle headlong towards their ultimate destiny, they find themselves in the grip of a power much greater than they can imagine.