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Genome
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Genome (Геном, Genom) is a science fiction trilogy by the popular Russian sci-fi and fantasy author Sergey Lukyanenko. The setting of the two novels and a short story is a faraway future, where humanity is a vast interstellar Empire and one of the galactic superpowers. In the novels, the author addresses such issues as genetic engineering, cloning, and free will.The first novel, Genome, takes place in a time when genetic engineering becomes so commonplace that many parents purchase so-called specializations for their unborn children, resulting in a society where these individuals known as Speshs are placed above the Naturals. In this novel, Lukyanenko explores the impact this practice has had on The 'Verse. Halfway through, the novel turns into a murder mystery, when an alien dignitary is killed on-board the protagonist's ship, who only has 48 hours to find and punish the murderer before an all-out war breaks out which will result in total devastation and no clear victor.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The second novel, Dances on the Snow, is actually a prequel to Genome, although, according to Word of God, it should be read after the first novel. The events take place about a century before Genome and feature none of the same characters. Genetic engineering and cloning are yet to be perfected. The protagonist is a young orphan who stumbles on a plot to take over the Empire using Brainwashed planetary populations, one world at a time.The short story Cripples is a sequel to Genome, set twenty years later. Out of all the Genome characters, only the protagonist remains. He is now in charge of a team of experts that specialize in "taming" out-of-control ships. Their new task is highly profitable and also highly dangerous. They have to convince the most powerful warship in the galaxy to fight. However, the ship's builders have intentionally programmed the ship's AI to only take orders from a "worthy" crew, said worthiness being proven if the crew can resolve a deadly situation better than the ship.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Thus far, only the first novel has been translated into English. | |
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Animated Tattoo: An imp that doubles as an Expressive Shirt. | |
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Blue Blood: given the nature of the novel, the degenerate remains of the old aristocracies on the planet Heraldica have deliberately modified themselves to have blue blood. Presumably, it's only coloring, and it's still iron-based. | |
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Alien Among Us | |
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Alien Among Us: Zzygou females look very similar to young human girls. With some plastic surgery, they can easily pass for a human. | |
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Bee People | |
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Bee People: the Zzygou are insectoids with females in charge. The males have only recently been granted intelligence, as mindless drones are unable to operate complex equipment. | |
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Brain–Computer Interface: in the prequel, neuroshunts are brain implants with a port on one side of the head. Most people have them, and they're required for most jobs. They allow a direct interface with a computer. Most newer models are also equipped with radio plugins that allow people to control small appliances and the like but deliberately don't have the bandwidth of a direct cable connection (for security purposes). Often enough, a shunt one has as a child determines the kinds of jobs one can do as an adult. Additionally, for adults, it's far more difficult, dangerous, and expensive to upgrade a neuroshunt. Some of those who can afford it don't do it out of principle, not seeing the point of upgrading to a newer model every year (sounds familiar, doesn't it?). In the novel, Tikkirey has a Creative Gigabit 101, which is a very respectable shunt on his backwater planet. Then he arrives on a prosperous planet and is told that his "advanced" model is sub-par at best by local standards. | |
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