The Children Star
Joan Slonczewski
Joan Slonczewski's new novel, The Children Star, is an ambitious adventure set on the planet Prokaryon -- a world that is only habitable to humans who have been genetically altered. But disaster is close at hand when a greedy corporation attempts to alter the planet's ecosystem in an attempt to make it habitable for all humans.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN-13
- 9780312867164
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Topics
- Genetic engineeringEcological disasterCorporate greed
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1999)
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