There is an abyss between our inner world - our worries, our fleeting thoughts, our fears - and the physical reality that surrounds us.But what if, triggered by a brain mutation caused by genetically modified food, our deepest anxieties could take shape, and our nightmares step into the real world? This is the ordeal facing Lucas, a young genetic engineer, as he begins his first job in a Languedoc mill in France engaged in illegal experiments on transgenic wheat.What he uncovers there - along with the unexpected reappearance of someone he thought lost forever will change not only the course of his life, but perhaps the fate of humanity itself. The Harvest of Our Fears is both a gripping thriller and a meditation on scientific responsibility, human identity, and the unforeseen consequences of playing God.