The Blood of Zealots

by William J. Atkins

Can your very DNA upend assumptions about the person you are? Author William J. Atkins probes this question and many others in his groundbreaking debut novel, The Blood of Zealots. Splicing the genres of science-faction, global espionage, and good old-fashioned romance, this ingenious, high-velocity novel follows a trail of DNA to shed fascinating light on how we’re all connected—and implicated—in today’s fraught international arena. More than just an action-adventure, The Blood of Zealots plumbs the divisions between cultures and nation states where one man's terrorist is another man's patriot. Inspired by his own search for a biological parent, Atkins takes readers on a fascinating trek across continents and into a hauntingly realistic story-world where zealotry and ideology collide and coalesce on multiple fronts. Painted against the backdrop current global crises, this modern, international fiction is sure to have readers questioning what they think they know about themselves and the world around them.

339 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2011

About the author

William J. Atkins wrote his first full-length novel after thirty years as an international financial services executive. His life experiences in international sales and marketing exposed him to the cultural cross currents that feed the characters and places in his book. He is a graduate of Hobart College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1975. He also studied Middle Eastern history at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland. In 1973, he was evacuated from Eilat, Israel, days before the beginning of the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Egypt. He fled to a kibbutz in Beersheba, where he was educated first hand about Israel's conflict with the Arab world. William and his wife Betsy split time between homes in Indiana, the Bahamas, and Canada. He is an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who kayaks, bikes, runs, and hikes as much as he can.

Reviews

[Prabh Kaur · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing novel. i loved it, i couldn't put it down till the last page was read!!!

[Eric]

Just been informed that I won this book. Looking forward to reading it, since I am into Genealogy.

[Angie Hardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book free from FirstRead. I was very excited when I heard that I won this book because I find geneology very interesting. I was not disappointed. This is a very good book.