The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko

It’s more a fascinating study of freewill or the lack of it when your DNA has been altered to enhance certain functions.Īlex Romanov is a spaceship pilot Spesh who is hired by a mysterious company to captain their tour ship. This isn’t “space opera” nor anything nearly as action-packed as that.

The Genome presents an interesting stew of characters.

All of that specialization comes at a price, as they - and you the readers - will discover. It’s also about the ethics behind “Spesh” - humans who had their DNA altered at conception to become specialized in an occupation at a later time during their teens.

The psychological interactions and tensions between humans, genetically engineered humans, clones, and aliens, is probably the best way to describe The Genome, by Sergei Lukyanenko (Amazon link) in this unusual entry into the science fiction field. Posted by Jeff Soyer on in Science Fiction | 0 comments