Alex Hernandez

In a world full of genetically modified humans and space ships, fifty eight year old Oya is going to live forever. Or, maybe not. Earth is almost abandoned, and our solar system is just the tip of the iceberg in this new world. Mars is inhabited by Raptors, more commonly referred to as Harpies; people that have altered themselves to have wings and talons.

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I found the characters engaging but some of the plotting caused confusion from the prologue to where it related in the larger story. I can see where the initial impetus for genetic manipulation came from but the premise of bio-hackers doing homebrew genetic changes to themselves and other life forms is just reckless. The writer can of course have everything work out relatively well; however, in the real world, such heedless experimentation would probably result in dangerous mutations. That is my bias on the subject. The social issues were handled well though. A decent read.… (mere)