In the middle of the 21st Century, much of the population's genetic makeup has been altered by a virus as well as by radiation. A new class of humans called Subnorms develop unusual aberrations and special abilities. Chandler Dixon works for an onmipresent government agency that interrogates Subnorms while at the same time hunting for his missing son, who may be involved in a bizarre plot to overthrow the old order. As Dixon gets closer to the truth, he also begins to develop strange powers that help him conquer his enemies.
Jeff Gonsalves was born in Dublin, California under the watchful eyes of his parents. Strange premonitions (such as an ultrasound image of the umbilical cord snaking up his left nostril) foretold that he might be born with warped DNA, or at the very least, a wacked-out brain. They expected a third eyeball or a second gibbering mouth, but were relieved when he was born semi-normal.
Over the past twenty years, Jeff has lived in California, Colorado, and the eerie caverns of his own imagination, but he would be perfectly content pitching a tent and residing permanently on a basketball court. His hobbies include sports, weight-lifting, volunteering in the Big Brothers program, mangling electric guitars, and writing. "Fork in the Road to Apocalypse" is the second novel in a science fiction series that currently includes five additional books. His first novel, "The Subnorms", was published in 2001 and earned a favorable review from Kirkus, who called it "graphic, energetic, and packing a dizzying emotional wallop".
When he isn't writing, Jeff works on a pediatric floor at a large metropolitan hospital. Jeff also enjoys progressive rock music and attributes his irreparable brain damage to listening to too many Top 40 bands when he was younger. He still has nightmares of hearing "Bluebird" by Anne Murray blasting from the speakers of his parents' neon-orange Scirocco as a child. Maybe full frontal lobotomy will help.
Currently, Jeff is writing a new novel to follow "Fork in the Road to Apocalypse", which SciFi Books called, "fast, brutal, and darkly rewarding". A concurrent project is "Diary of a Disturbed Psych Aide", in which Jeff details true stories from his five years working in a mental ward. Here's the linkage: http://wwwlossofrealitycom.blogspot.com/
Comments are welcome and much appreciated!
Jeff's website is here: http://jeffgonsalves.com/
It contains many pediatric medical blogs and stories from his years spent working in the hospital.
