Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction » Brooke – Keith

Queen Bee by Keith Brooke

Peggy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:49:17 +0000

Title: Queen Bee

Author: Keith Brooke

Length: short story

First Publication: Interzone, 1997

What the Story is About: Colvin searches for his love Joanie, a phreak in the “biochemical wonderland” of Rhapsody. Brooke says “A planetary romance; part of my Interstitial Space future history. “

Adrenotropic Man by Keith Brooke

Peggy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:46:41 +0000

Title: Adrenotropic Man

Author: Keith Brooke

Length: short story

First Publication: Interzone, 1989

What the Story is About: There’s a hit out on Maxwell Riesling, director of General Genetics Research. According to the author: “GenGen, [is] a sinister corporation which loomed in the background of a lot of my near-future stories [. . .], culminating in the Expatria novels. “

Genetopia by Keith Brooke

Peggy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:44:27 +0000

Title: Genetopia

Author: Keith Brooke

Length: short story

First Publication: Future Orbits, 2001.

What the Story is About: A tale set on a world with “warped biology full of hidden dangers and wonders”. This story became a chapter in Brooke’s 2006 novel Genetopia.