Extremophile by Ian Green; Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan; Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova; The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey; Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts
Extremophile by Ian Green (Head of Zeus, £20)
The bestselling fantasy author makes his SF debut with a compelling biopunk thriller set in a grimly believable near-future London ravaged by climate change. Charlie, half of the punk band Horse Theory, is a biohacker who provides genetic tweaks for paying customers and friends from the music scene. She tries to live a moral life, despite breaking many laws, so she’s not enthusiastic when some serious ecoterrorists want to hire her for a violent heist. Her partner, though, is convinced it could help save the world. An electric charge of anger animates this gripping novel: rage against the selfish individuals and amoral corporations bent on extracting maximum profit with no thought for the lives, and the world, their greed destroys.
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