Not only did he foment that little evolution revolution, but he also managed to crack the DNA code and perfected gene-splicing, allowing for the bio-engineering of all manner of “specialized” creatures bred to perform particular functions. So in this alternative world, Charles Darwin was a busy boy.
There are a host of inventive creations in this book full of " nicely done," but I want to run the highlighter over the two primary world-building concepts (i.e., The Clankers and the Darwinists) because they really struck me as swelling with genius, and their engorgement was made all the more pronounced by the art, which is impeccableness itself).įirst, the DARWINISTS.
YA fanatics.Scott Westerfeld got it very, very right in this smart, slickly crafted re-imagining of World War I.
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