Absolute power corrupts, and the scientist at the center of Darrell Lee's new science-fiction thriller THE APOTHEOSIS, is the perfect storm of ill-intentioned genius, wealth, and cruel obsession. Darrell Lee delivers an all too plausible bio-engineering disaster in the waiting. John Numen is the man with too much-money, status, and brilliance-for his own good. With a tale spanning nearly a century, Numen's technological advancements remake the world in his own image to devastating results. Follow the adventures, tragedies, and intricate world-changing plots of this extraordinary and ruthless man-a story that spans continents and decades.