Before you get too excited …
Minos Genetics
It’s a great idea and a plausible piece of Science Fiction, however, for now, Minos Genetics isn’t real. It appears in a fantasy novel by the author, Tormod Cockburn. In the story, Minos Genetics is busy recreating Mammoths in the Yukon. And the word is out they’re working on a secretive project in the Scottish Highlands. They have a skull, plus several bones purporting to be from a species of unicorn. Rumour has it they’re close to creating a live subject in their Hebridean laboratory. Want to know more …?
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the Bone Trap
A struggling Scottish scientist holds a potential unicorn skull in his hands. If he proves it’s authentic, his career will be made. If he dies trying, he won’t be the first.
Gillan McArdle’s academic career is ending because of one stupid lapse of judgement. But he’s the most talented young archaeologist in Scotland, and a Dundee based media outfit can use his skills. Offered a short term contract, he lands on the Hebridean island of Harris to investigate obscure animal bones. Quickly dismissing the unicorn skull as a thinly disguised fake, he can’t deny there’s something unusual about these bones. Baited by rumours of a majestic tusked horse roaming the upland moors, Gill begins to suspect someone is manipulating him. As he gradually unravels the mystery of the skull, he arrives at one disturbing conclusion. If this creature does exist, all the evidence suggests it’s a killer.
