Re: YASID "Sci-fi Books, Humans with Animal genes/modifications?"

On 3/16/2024 10:51 PM, raglegumm@myaccess.ca wrote:

In article <usvh14$1pioj$2@dont-email.me>, lynnmcguire5@gmail.com
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YASID "Sci-fi Books, Humans with Animal genes/modifications?"
  https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1bcw0l7/scifi_books_humans_with_animal_genesmodifications/
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"I read a book maybe 10 years or more ago, set in a future where
humanity had played with gene splicing/gene therapy to the point where
it was entirely common to see people with animal attributes. There was a
whole community of peoples who had Cat/Lion genes who had some feline
features and some of their agility, people with snake genes that had
some scaled patterns on their skin and had sensuous, smooth movements,
and so on. I?ve been trying to find this book for YEARS, but I have no
idea what it was called and can?t really remember the plot except that
there was a conflict between ?normal? humans and those who had their
genes modified. Any help, suggestions, or even recommendations about
similar books?"

  Reminded of _Beasts_ by John Crowley

Somebody in reddit suggested that also.
"Surprised no one's mentioned Beasts, John Crowley's second novel. It's a bit overshadowed by Engine Summer and Little, Big now, but I really like it. Lion/human genetic hybrids, being hunted down by humans."
"Yet to read anything by Crowley I've felt let down by."
The other common answer is:
""Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood, which features genetic engineering and a post-apocalyptic setting. Another possibility is the "Uplift Series" by David Brin, which involves genetically improved animal."
Thanks,
Lynn