Chromosome Circus by Amy Sterling Casil « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

A mysterious virus has produced a lower-class subculture of genetically defective humans who live out their bitter lives in group homes, or as freaks in the circus

Title: Chromosome Circus

Author: Amy Sterling Casil

Length: novelette

First Publication: Magazine of Fanatasy & Science Fiction, 2000

Awards: 2001 HOMer Awards nominee

What the Story is About: “. . .a mysterious virus has produced a lower-class subculture of genetically defective humans who live out their bitter lives in group homes, or as freaks in the circus.” The same characters are featured in Sterling Casil’s novel Imago.

Rating: 4.0/5 (1 vote cast)

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