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Gene Wars by Paul McAuley
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Vignettes from a biotech future. |
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Title: Gene Wars
Author: Paul McAuley
Length: short story
First Publication: Interzone 1991
What the Story is About: Vignettes tell the story of the life of Evan, who grows up in a society where gene splicing and biotechnolgical techniques are commonplace.
You can also read “Gene Wars” at Lightspeed Magazine, which has an interview with Paul McAuley about the inspiration behind the story.
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Categories: 1990-1999 • Agriculture & Livestock • Genetic Engineering • Interzone • McAuley - Paul • Short Fiction
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An excellent short story that follows the “progress” of Evan from his pet-splicing youth, through his corporate spy adulthood, to his solar system-wide fame in old age. Each stage is a lovely vignette, and the post-human climax is just great. Thoroughly recommended – though make sure you don’t read the New Internationalist reprinting which, bizarrely, chops off most of the concluding section and ruins the story.