The Windup Girl

author: Paolo Bacigalupi

literary genre: science fiction, biopunk

how much I recommend this book: 10/10

 



23rd-century Thailand.
Global warming has raised the levels of world's oceans.
Biotechnology is dominant and megacorporations like AgriGen, PruCal and RedStar (called calorie companies) control food production through 'genhacked' seeds and use bioterrorism and private armies to create markets for their products.
Anderson Lake is a representative of AgriGen in Thailand.
Emiko is an illegal japanese 'windup' girl, a representative of 'new race of human'.
In this crazy world, where everyone think only how to survive or get big money. Sounds familiar? Don't worry, this book is really unexpected and exciting.
Hope you'll enjoy it!

see you in next post~!
/zuzia


 

7ew

author: Neal Stephenson

literary genre: science fiction

how much I recommend this book: 10/10

Have you ever thought what would happen if the moon explodes? No? Me too. Until I started to read this book.

It turns out that this explosion has tragic results. From one moon appear 7 parts, then 8, then more and more and more...

No one is safe. 

There's only 2 years before end of the world.

The last chance for humanity are space stations. 

It's true that this book is hard and full of technical vocabulary, but believe me - all hours that you'll spend on this book will be amazing. Author in brillant way tells his wision of ending world and people who try to survive. 

If you like hard science fiction, it's perfect you you!

Anyway, I recommend it to all of you.

Hope you'll enjoy it!

See you in next post~!

/Zuzia