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Pulphouse Short Story Paperbacks #43

by Greg Bear

Book by Bear, Greg

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories

Paperback

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

Greg Bear was an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction. His work covered themes of galactic conflict (Forge of God books), parallel universes (The Way series), consciousness and cultural practices (Queen of Angels), and accelerated evolution (Blood Music, Darwin’s Radio, and Darwin’s Children). His last work was the 2021 novel The Unfinished Land. Greg Bear wrote over 50 books in total.

(For a more complete biography, see Wikipedia.)

Reviews

[Bookfairy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting short story about genetic modification and "designer" children. Bear's forward mentions that this story was written before Gattica, and if you haven't seen that movie, you should check it out. I'm not sure the ideas in this story are really profound, but it took a different angle, from the view of a "normal, natural" kid, and how they could feel "othered" when so many are designed.