Wicks has also launched the Origins project , the goal of which is to " open the world 's eyes to the beauty of Armenia and its ancient culture . " One of the central parts of the project is the three part epic novel '' Origins : Discovery '' , which Wicks self-published in English in August 2014 and in Armenian in November of the same year . The novel gives an alternate history of the world and events and the main focus of the story is the possibility of genetic memory from DNA being the foundation of human instinct . It covers parts of history such as the Armenian Genocide from the First World War and mentions other atrocities such as the Nanjing and Sook Ching massacres that occurred during the Second World War
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Len Wicks