Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Marseguro by Edward Willett

Marseguro by Edward Willett is a science fiction novel that deals with the issues of religion and genetic engineering. Marseguro a Waterworld is colonized by a crew of human/fish hybrids created by a scientist. Earth is controlled by a tyrannical religious movement that wants to cleanse the universe of such an abomination. All of the characters here have well thought out motivations and there's excellent characterization. I liked that even the protagonists are flawed in some way. This isn't black vs. white there are shades of gray. Lots of ethical decisions to be made by individuals.

Recommended.

Note: this was provided for review by the author.

No comments: