false 1077067 5 In the 22nd century, humanity discovers life on an extrasolar planet, Isis: life that is lush, beautiful--and deadly. The least molecule of Isian biology kills humans painfully and horribly. Zoe Fisher has been born and bred--cloned and genetically engineered--to explore Isis. But Isis has secrets undiscovered by humanity, and Zoe herself contains secrets known only to the political powers that created her. And an act of biomedical sabotage has changed Zoe in unknown ways.<p> Robert Charles Wilson is the author of <I>Science Fiction Chronicle</I>'s Best SF Novel of 1998, bestselling <I>Darwinia</I>, also the Aurora Award winner and Nebula and Hugo Award finalist. With <I>Bios</I>, Wilson has created a hard-SF novel rich in great ideas, strong writing, and the classic sense of wonder, a work that stays true to the implications of its frightful biology. <I>--Cynthia Ward</I> 1656512 1999 Bios total:70|5:3|4:27|3:28|2:10|1:2| 70 229 126 13 4 1 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:02:11 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:07:02 -0800 2008
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