Author: Lisa von Biela

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The Janus Legacy

The Janus Legacy

The Janus Legacy explores the ethical landscape between cloning and the push to advance science and medicine.  This book falls in a weird space between medical thriller and science fiction and brings up interesting questions about the future of humanity. I am generally a fan of both science fiction and medical fiction and have spent time reading up on the ethics and science of cloning, so the idea behind this book is something I was into.  While the angle von Biela takes is interesting the execution of this book falls short.  Taking the idea of human cloning, which has been explored by authors before, and giving the main character a motive to push for it yet a personality that fights against it was an interesting angle.  This dichotomy in Jeremy’s motivation allowed for a lot of potential with real possibilities for both external conflicts with the other scientists as well… Read more »

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