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The mammoth risks of playing God with nature

Speculative fiction can draw on the cutting edge of societal and technological change and extrapolate that into the future, making commentary on the state of the world right now. This week we have two books that do exactly that in very different ways.

First up is by Ray Nayler. The American author made a splash last year with his debut, , which examined human, animal and AI consciousness in a near-future dystopia. is a tight and focused novella

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