Sims por F. Paul Wilson - pp. 416

Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, 2010. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: TOR, 2010. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. First printing. Spine lightly creased, front cover corner lightly dog-eared. 2010 Trade Paperback. 414 pp. Just a few hundred genes separate humans from chimpanzees. Imagine someone altering the chimp genome, splicing in human genes to increase the size of the cranium, reduce the amount of body hair, enable speech. What sort of creature would result. Sims takes place in the very near future, when the science of genetics is fulfilling its vaunted potential. It’s a world where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated. A world where dangerous or boring manual labor is gradually being transferred to “sims”, genetically altered chimps who occupy a gray zone between simian and human. The chief innovator in this world is SimGen, which owns the patent on the sim genome and has begun leasing the creatures worldwide. But SimGen is not quite what it seems. It has secrets,… Ler mais

New York, NY: Tom Doherty. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2010. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 414 pages; Trade size paperback lightly rubbed at edges. Book solid. Underlined text through out. .

Tor Books, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Just a few hundred genes separate humans from chimpanzees. Imagine someone altering the chimp genome, splicing in human genes to increase the size of the cranium, reduce the amount of body hair, and enable speech. What sort o f creature would result? Sims takes place in the very near future, when the science of genetics is f ulfilling its vaunted potential. It's a world where dangerous or boring man ual labor is gradually being transferred to "sims", genetically altered chi mps who occupy a gray zone between simian and human. The chief innovator in this world is SimGen, which owns the patent on the sim genome and has begu n leasing the creatures worldwide. But SimGen is not quite what it seems. It has secrets . . . secrets beyond patents and proprietary processes . . . secrets it will go to any lengths to protect.

Tor Books, 2010-04-27. 1 Reprint. Paperback. Used:Good.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Tor Books, 2010-04-27. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!