Publisher's Synopsis
What if we could communicate with the secret world of plants?
What do you think they'd tell us about the planet they share with us?
In this environmental thriller, biogenetics engineer Jason Woods finds that he's able to do just that after he's blasted with plant DNA in an accident involving a Gene Gun explosion in an R&D lab where genetically modified plants are created.
One of the after-effects is that he's able to plug into the vast network through which plants communicate. He enhances this communication through psychedelic mushrooms he buys at a Botanica.
When he's plugged into the plant network, where the oldest living creatures, the trees, seemed to be in charge, Jason realizes one thing is clear. They were not very happy. Visions of rain forests being destroyed and uprooted by giant earth-moving machines filled his mind's eye. Forests were set ablaze, and the sky was filled with embers.
The trees warn Jason that the earth is on the brink of another mass extinction event, like what happened to dinosaurs, and that the world of plants is using some lethal methods to stop it. Jason tells the plant world that he'll do whatever he can to help get the word out.
Joining Jason on this amazing journey are Carter Wiseman, a befuddled FBI Agent investigating a series of plant-related deaths, Dr. Julie Green, a botany professor Wiseman recruits to help him, Sal, a son Jason never even knew he had, and a hitch-hiking environmental activist named Gypsy, not to mention a world of plants led by General Sherman, the oldest and tallest redwood in California's Sequoia National Park.
Welcome to BOTANICA, where you will never look at plants the same way again.
"I just finished BOTANICA. Loved the book. Kudos to the authors. Such talent! Such wisdom!! Inspiring as well."
-Sue M., teacher, book club member/organizer "Enjoying BOTANICA a lot! I love the way the novel unfolds, taking a subject like plants and weaving a plausible and intriguing plot that keeps you reading. Also, the supporting characters make a great ensemble and propel the storyline along."-Marie Florio, publishing company executive "Botanica is an electrifying, high-wire eco-drama that defies the lines between science and nature's wrath. It is a gripping and timely tale that will keep you hooked until the last page." -T.K. Peoples, award-winning librarian and author "I loved reading BOTANICA! This captivating novel craftily takes a subject like plants and weaves an intriguing plot that makes you think differently about things such as electric cars, wildfires, etc. In summary, BOTANICA takes you on a wild journey that I strongly recommend!"
-Greg Davis, author, Checkmate About the Authors
Father and son, Fred Yager and Jeff Yager, are well-regarded published authors with numerous novels to their credit. Fred Yager, who worked at the Associated Press, CBS News and Fox Television, following a stint as a Vietnam War Correspondent for the U.S. Navy, has published thrillers, sci-fi, and historical novels. Fred's novels include UNTIMELY DEATH, SOUND FROM A STAR, CYBERSONA, REX, and THE ASIAN QUEEN.
Jeff Yager, who is a wrestler, rapper, and restauranteur, is the author of the YA novel, ATOM & EVE, about a pandemic that is a global threat and the fast-tracked vaccine that has unintended gender-bending consequences, as well as I LIKE GOD, with Skye Bynes, SEVEN DAYS IN VIRTUAL REALITY, and the forthcoming STUNT DOUBLE.
