Scientific power and exploitation
Robyn’s discovery is targeted by the MRI, which plans to exploit it and use people with the gene as laboratory subjects.
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Marita Smith - Author
This is an ambitious, fast-moving science-fiction adventure with a scientist, three teenagers, animal communication, genetic research and environmental stakes. Its appeal may lie in combining action with questions about sexuality, power, human impact and the relationship between people and animals.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an ambitious, fast-moving science-fiction adventure with a scientist, three teenagers, animal communication, genetic research and environmental stakes. Its appeal may lie in combining action with questions about sexuality, power, human impact and the relationship between people and animals.
Robyn’s discovery is targeted by the MRI, which plans to exploit it and use people with the gene as laboratory subjects.
The story links communication with animals, an ancient cycle and the Earth’s balance, while warning of a terrible future for the planet.
Pay attention to how the story handles scientific power, environmental responsibility and sexuality.
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.