House of Zeor (Sime~Gen, Book 1)
The first published novel in this bestselling series asks the question: "What if the basic human nature suddenly changed?" Hugh Valleroy of the Gen Police undertakes a covert mission into Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from the Sime kidnappers who would use her to destroy his...
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The first published novel in this bestselling series asks the question: "What if the basic human nature suddenly changed?" Hugh Valleroy of the Gen Police undertakes a covert mission into Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from the Sime kidnappers who would use her to destroy his government. His protector and guide?--a Sime who carefully and deliberately plans to kill him! The New York Times Book Review says of the Sime~Gen Series that "It calls to mind the Frank Herbert of 'Dune' and the Walter M. Miller, Jr. of 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'."
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
2940012135865 (0012135860)
Publish date: February 7th 2011
Publisher: Wildside Press
Pages no: 276
Edition language: English
Series: Sime/Gen (#1)
In the far future a mutation develops and humankind is split into Simes and Gens. Simes "change over" at adolescence into vampire-like creatures that must suction off energy from Gens every month. Ordinarily, this causes the death of the Gen. But then "Channels" are discovered who could safely take ...
Re-reading the series in anticipation of picking up the new books I didn't know existed. Story successfully sets up the world and its other-ness, on both sides of the post-mutation genetic split in humanity. In spots, there's what I think are mistakes in Hugh's character, where he seems too unsurpri...
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