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by Sergei Lukyanenko
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Url Phantomhive
Url Phantomhive rated it 10 years ago
A few years back I heard a lot people talk about Night Watch and his other books, but I never came around to actually reading them. But when I saw this title on Netgalley, the author sounded very familiar and I really wanted to try this one. In a world where certain capacities can be bought to be ...
Bookivorous
Bookivorous rated it 10 years ago
Title: The Genome Who wrote it? Sergei Lukyanenko, czar of Russian science fiction, builder of fantastic alternate worlds, scribe of the "World of Watches" pentalogy, and the East's answer to Heinlein and Gibson. Plot in a box: A genetically modified master-pilot must captain a ship and it...
bookaneer
bookaneer rated it 10 years ago
**Note: this review is of an uncorrected advanced reader copy. While the included quotes may not reflect the final phrasing, I believe they are characteristic of the novel as a whole.** How much can we tinker with our talents and inclinations before we encroach upon free will? This is the question...
Bookworm Dreams
Bookworm Dreams rated it 10 years ago
If The Genome was not written by Sergei Lukyanenko, it would not have caught my attention. But I’ve been planning to read Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko for a long time, because it sounded like interesting urban fantasy series. The fact that Sergei Lukyanenko is from Russia only increased my curio...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 11 years ago
Disclaimer: ARC read via Netgalley Well, this is a strange one. Not the book itself, but the whole package – book and response. In short, Genome takes place in some unknown far future with aliens and humans who are either genetically manipulated ...
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