Review: A Must Have for your Cyberpunk Collection
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2013
The Genehunter collects five previously published novellas: "The Wrong Tom Jacks", "The Zombies of Death", "The Clone Who Didn't Know", "A Soldier of Megiddo", and "Boneyard". I read and reviewed these eagerly as they came out. Simm's adventures in gene-thieving are exciting and addictive. The world of The Genehunter takes cloning and our desire for personalized electronic gadgets to their logical conclusions and Kewin brings that world to vivid life. The stories are in the same vein as William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic." But these aren't separate stories that Kewin has just stuck together in one place. They tell a unified story, tracing Simms's journey to self-discovery, a journey that gains increasing momentum and danger as we move through the series. Does this new self-knowledge change who Simms is? Change what he does? Kewin wisely leaves that for the reader to ponder. If you enjoy thoughtful cyberpunk, you need to add The Genehunter to your collection.