Scifi book about small genetically engineered humans

[LonginusX]

The story was about the human beings becoming too "static" in evolutionary terms. A scientist engineers much smaller human beings, that in their infancy are "about an inch high" (IIRC). This is, he says, to have the best ratio between the nervous system and the body they have to control.

This new race proves to be extremely smart, telepathic, and of course there's a military bad guy that opposes the project.

The first smaller human being created does not survive and dies of a cardiac arrest. The second and third ones survive and become the leaders of the new "species". IIRC, their names were Kapono and Modelo (sp?)

I read the book 10 years ago and can't remember its title/author.

Can somebody please help me out ?

 

[Cathbad]

Can' help, but let me know if you find it. Sounds quite interesting.

 

[Vertigo]

There was a reasonably fun but very pulpy series written by Lindsay Gutteridge published in the seventies that is similar sounding but I suspect different. It wasn't genetic manipulation but some kind of miniaturisation technique and there was no telepathy. First book was Cold war in a Country Garden.

 

[otistdog]

Is it The Micronauts (1977) by Gordon Williams? See Scifi book about small genetically engineered humans for a picture of (at least one version of) the cover. Is that your question, too?

edit: Oh, it looks like you've already been there and this is not the right book. Sorry!

 

[LonginusX]

Thanks for your help guys, but unfortunately, that's not it. Even with all the book search engines out there, I can't find it...but I'll keep looking that's for sure. It baffles me however that this is not a more "popular" novel as I recall it to be well made and really enjoyable.