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Summary: SIMply ejoyable.
Review: Sims takes place on Earth, but in an alternate time stream. On this Earth, the field of genetics is far ahead of what we have today. On this Earth gene splicing is a common occurrence. On this Earth, almost every major genetically transferred disease has been all but forgotten.SimGen is the largest company in the world. How did they get there? They market genetically altered chimpanzees called SIMS. SimGen has found the genes that will allow these SIMS: limited speech, be larger in size, not reproduce, and yet be docile enough to work. SimGen leases their "product" to business throughout the world as cheap but efficient labor. Not being happy with their fate, a group of SIMS has enlisted the aid of a lawyer named Patrick Sullivan to help them form a union. Could this be the start of the downfall of the giant corporation known as SimGen? In Wilson's forward, he states that this is the first novella in what will probably comprise 5 or more books. Though not groundbreaking, this first novella sets the groundwork for what looks to be a solid series. Currently, this book is only available as a signed limited edition through Cemetery Dance Publications. The print run was only 750 copies. So, if you can find one, snatch it up. There aren't many to go around. Future installments will likewise be the same. Hopefully in the future, there will be a mass-market paperback version so that a larger number of people could enjoy this book.
Rating:
Summary: SIMply ejoyable.
Review: Sims takes place on Earth, but in an alternate time stream. On this Earth, the field of genetics is far ahead of what we have today. On this Earth gene splicing is a common occurrence. On this Earth, almost every major genetically transferred disease has been all but forgotten. SimGen is the largest company in the world. How did they get there? They market genetically altered chimpanzees called SIMS. SimGen has found the genes that will allow these SIMS: limited speech, be larger in size, not reproduce, and yet be docile enough to work. SimGen leases their "product" to business throughout the world as cheap but efficient labor. Not being happy with their fate, a group of SIMS has enlisted the aid of a lawyer named Patrick Sullivan to help them form a union. Could this be the start of the downfall of the giant corporation known as SimGen? In Wilson's forward, he states that this is the first novella in what will probably comprise 5 or more books. Though not groundbreaking, this first novella sets the groundwork for what looks to be a solid series. Currently, this book is only available as a signed limited edition through Cemetery Dance Publications. The print run was only 750 copies. So, if you can find one, snatch it up. There aren't many to go around. Future installments will likewise be the same. Hopefully in the future, there will be a mass-market paperback version so that a larger number of people could enjoy this book.
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