Humanity has finally figured out how to get guilt-free slavery: By making genetically enhanced animals to work for them. Lovelock, an enhanced monkey, begins to resent the psychological programming that forces him to be loyal to his master, (and that prevents him from ever being allowed to have sex). He decides to rebel, and the human authorities react by making plans to destroy him. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world Coming of age Yes Spying & Investigations Yes What is main char. doing? - Repressive society story Yes Repressive because: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Identity: - animal Profession/status: Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Setting Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station Takes place on Earth? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - society controls main character's sexing - actual description of sex - descript. of private male anat. How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |