The Terraformers
Annalee Newitz · 2023 · Novel
A contemporary exploration of terraforming through the lens of genetically engineered sentient animals and humans, directly addressing the rights and self-determination of created populations and the long-term ethics of planetary-scale bio-engineering.
What it is
Follows a terraforming agent and her genetically engineered companions as they adapt a new planet, exploring the rights of created life forms, the ethics of planetary engineering, and the evolution of new intelligences.
↑Inherited from(3)
The creation of sentient animal-human hybrids, but here with a focus on their rights and integration into new ecosystems rather than horror.
Explores the evolution of intelligent non-human species (engineered animals) and their co-existence or succession of humanity on a grand scale.
Directly influenced by themes of uplifted or engineered intelligent species adapting to new environments and forming complex societies, challenging human exceptionalism.
↓Passed on to
No known descendants in the dataset yet.