#COFFINHOP Guest Blog with Barbara Custer

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

Can you splice human DNA with that of a dog, cat, or other species? Well, the Kryszka aliens of Steel Rose and my WIP, Blood Moon Rising, believe not only that it’s acceptable but that it can and should be done. They fuse DNA as routinely as a cardiothoracic specialist might do open heart surgery. Done right, both procedures work miracles. Botch the job, and you’ve got disasters – a monster with the former and a dead patient with the latter.

For a human with incurable...