I don’ think I had any outside influences. So then what detective novels, comics, and movies, do you think were an influence on the detective aspects of the novel? However, whilst even a tiny drop of science fiction may harm a detective story, a little detective element benefits science fiction. But I also think science fiction and detective stories are very close and friendly genres, which shows in the books by Isaac Azimov, John Brunner, and Glen Cook. I often use detective elements in my books. First, do you agree with this assessment?Ībsolutely. The Genome has been described as being equal parts science fiction and detective novel. But on the other, it’s a bit scary, to some extent even scarier than the caste societies of the past. On one hand, this world seems attractive and harmonious. Your whole body will be compatible with your future work, but the main thing is that you will love it. The price regulates the number of future actresses and models, plastic surgeons, and brilliant lawyers. But you have to pay yourself for more exotic or attractive ones. The state pays for programming for certain jobs - such as workers, soldiers, or clerks - as they are always needed. Let us imagine the world where the majority of people are happy with what they do because they are genetically compatible with their work and are programmed to love it.

As we are coming closer and closer to the ability to control the genome of a person and to give newborns certain qualities or abilities - for example, to choose sex, color of eyes and hair, give mathematical or musical abilities - I tried to extrapolate it into the future. I believed that the most common psychological problem with people is their dissatisfaction with life, especially with their work and career. The idea came about from my first profession, from being a psychiatrist. for the first time ( paperback, digital), I spoke with him about the roots of this sci-fi detective novel.įirst off, for those who haven’t read it, what is The Genome about, and where did you get the original idea for it? With his 1999 novel The Genome coming to the U.S. But he’s actually one of the most popular modern writers in Russia. To sci-fi fans, Sergei Lukyanenko is best known as the author of the Night Watch series ( Night Watch, Day Watch, Twilight Watch, Last Watch, and New Watch) and the movies they inspired ( Night Watch, Day Watch).

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