"Gemsigns is a modern-day dystopian masterpiece, and Stephanie Saulter adroitly weaves into her SciFi novel a mixture of politics, philosophy, science, corporate greed, and slavery. It’s a book that will make you consider what it means to be called human."—The Guardian Liberty Voice--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition/5(20). · Stephanie Saulter is a writer of speculative fiction and the author of the ®Evolution novels: Gemsigns, Binary and Regeneration. They're set in a near future that's been fundamentally altered by neurological pandemic, genetic manipulation and social media, and use the lens of an altered humanity to take a new look at the old issues of race, class, religious dogma and social conflict/5. · Stephanie Saulter's novel of politics, philosophy, science, corporate greed, and slavery will make you reconsider "human." (Excerpted from Gemsigns, by Stephanie Saulter).
October '18 #ReadWomenSF - Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter. For this month's #ReadWomenSF, the lovely Carol (@JupitersGhost) picked three great books for us to choose from (and I urge you all to add them to your TBR piles). As fate would have it, the author we've voted to read for October was on the very panel that inspired this reading. For years the human race was under attack from a deadly Syndrome, but when a cure was found - in the form of genetically engineered human beings, Gems - the line between survival and ethics was radically altered. Now the Gems are fighting for - - QBD Books - Buy Online for Better Range and Value. Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter (October's read) They were created to save humanity. Now they must fight to save themselves. For years the human race was under attack from a deadly Syndrome, but when a cure was found - in the form of genetically engineered human beings, Gems - the line between survival and ethics was radically altered.
Gemsigns opens with a short introductory passage related by an omniscient narrator who speaks in the riddling, Posted by Stephanie Saulter on Ma. The premise of Gemsigns is that an electronics-related plague wiped out most of an entire generation’s labor force, and industries responded by creating genetically modified humans (GMHs, or “gems” for short) to do the heavy lifting nobody else was physically able to do. As the plague tapered off, the gemtech companies expanded their repertoire, breeding gems smarter and with specialized skills like heightened language acquisition or dramatically heightened vision. Stephanie Saulter is a writer of speculative fiction and the author of the ®Evolution novels: Gemsigns, Binary and Regeneration. They're set in a near future that's been fundamentally altered by neurological pandemic, genetic manipulation and social media, and use the lens of an altered humanity to take a new look at the old issues of race, class, religious dogma and social conflict.
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