Science and responsibility
Scientific progress shapes the society, including genetic engineering and Cillian’s identity; the story asks whether ability creates obligation.
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Richard Kurti - Author
Expect an urgent science-fiction story built around two opposing viewpoints: Cillian’s discovery about his identity and Tess’s shaken commitment to a violent mission. Short chapters and cliff-hangers make the narrative strongly plot-driven.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect an urgent science-fiction story built around two opposing viewpoints: Cillian’s discovery about his identity and Tess’s shaken commitment to a violent mission. Short chapters and cliff-hangers make the narrative strongly plot-driven.
Scientific progress shapes the society, including genetic engineering and Cillian’s identity; the story asks whether ability creates obligation.
Tess is connected to an extreme religious group, while Cillian represents an intensely scientific world; their relationship brings the opposing positions together.
The opening attack, death, terrorism and escalating violence may need attention. Other significant material includes bereavement, extreme religious beliefs, genetic alteration, social inequality, climate change and extreme weather.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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