Property of Nature By Jessica Chiang 9781960308016 (Paperback)

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Property of Nature : Tembo Press : 9781960308016 : 03 Feb 2023 : An impending death star threatens the Earth with an existential crisis. The human race attempts to migrate Earth's ecosystems to a nearby solar system aboard an interstellar ark called "Humanity." Moja, an ecogeneticist of Pandoran brilliance, genetically engineers the ark's crew and inhabitants to survive the long voyage. Shida, a psychopathic entrepreneur, uses the mission as an opportunity to conduct illegal genetic experiments on behalf of the Nature Development Company outside the constraints of legal oversight for competitive advantage and new product lines. The ecogenetic battle between Moja and Shida starts in Africa's last remaining wild park, continues in the politics and economics of the launch of the "Humanity," and plays out in the void of interstellar space. The genetically engineered people called Kijani, led by Huru, genetically engineered elephants called Tembo, led by Wingu, and hivemind robots called G

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