Science Fiction
From Goodreads:
"The Genome" is a new
science fiction thriller by the author of the bestselling Night Watch series.
In the far-future world of Alexander Romanov, humankind is divided into
"naturals" and "speshes"--those who have been genetically
modified to serve a specific purpose. Alex is a master pilot capable of
maneuvering the dangerous realm of space by communicating directly with his
ship. He is about to take on the most mysterious and challenging mission of his
life when he happens upon Kim, a teenage girl with a desperate secret. Out of a
sense of friendship, he agrees to help her, but this decision will end in
conflict and tragedy for dozens of worlds.
Serei Ludyanenko is a popular
Russian Science Fiction writer. Quite a few of his books have been translated
into English and published in the US.
One of those is The Genome.
This is the first time I have read
a book by Ludyanenko and was not sure what to expect. What I found was the kind of Science Fiction I grew up
on. A fast paced story filled with
interesting characters and a plot that just kept getting more and more
interesting. While there is a lot
of action the story is mostly character driven and the character that drives it
is Alexander Romanov. He is a
“speshes” or a genetically modified human. We meet him as he is released from the hospital after
recovering from a horrible accident.
The story unwinds from there.
In part one the characters are introduced, in part two the job is
revealed and part three there is a mystery that must be solved. If it is not there will be a terrible
war.
The Genome has great world building
and plot development. The
characters were fleshed out and fit the story. There were things that did not fit the customs of today and
were a little uncomfortable to read but they did fit the world the story is set in.
The characters split up at the end
of the book and I did not see any obvious hooks for another book. Guess I will
just have to wait and see if Ludyanenko plans another book in this universe he
has built.
Open Road Media published The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko in 2014.
I received an ARC of The Genome
from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
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