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Old 08-06-2009, 10:36 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by wayspooled View Post
heh... Lot of politics involved with gene manipulation and cloning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyteen
This is from the plot summary at the above link.

"Ariane Emory is one of fourteen Specials or Union-certified geniuses. In addition to her research on azi, she runs Reseune (founded by her parents) with the assistance of Giraud and Denys Nye.

Emory is also a member of the Council of Nine, the elected, top-level executive body of Union. Two political factions vie for power in Union: the Centrists and the Expansionists. The latter, led by Emory, seek to enlarge Union through exploration, building new stations and continued cloning. Her political enemies, headed by Mikhail Corain, prefer to focus on the existing stations and planets. The Expansionists have held power since the foundation of Union, a situation fostered by "rejuv", which extends lifespans and staves off the effects of old age. Emory herself is 120 years old at the start of the novel (and only just beginning to show signs of aging) and has been the Councillor for Science for five decades."

ITS ALL POLITICS. NO ARTIFACTS, NO EXPLORATION, NO ALIENS, NO BREAKTHROUGHS. And the pace is a CRAWL.
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