Genesis
Publishing Details
Genesis
By (Author) Bernard Beckett
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Longacre Press
23rd May 2008
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Adventure / action fiction
823.2
Winner of LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Esther Glen Medal for Junior Fiction 2007
Physical Properties
160
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm
138g
Description
It's the year 2075. The island Republic has emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens are safe but not free. They live in complete isolation from the outside world. Approaching planes are gunned down, refugees shot on sight. Until one man, Adam Forde,rescues a girl from the sea.Anaximander, a young Academy student, is put through a grueling exam. Her special subject: the life of Adam Forde, her long-dead hero. What secrets has shediscovered and what is her own surprising link to AdamGenesis is a thriller that asks the big questions: What is it to be human What makes a soul
Author Bio
Bernard Beckett is one of our most provocative and inventive writers. He has won manyawards and fellowships for his fiction: Genesis is his eighth novel. Genesis was winner of the 2007 Young Adult Fiction Award for NZ Post and the Esther Glen Award of the sameyear. His most recent book is the popular science title Falling for Science: Asking the Big Questions. Both books were conceived at Massey University in 2005 where Bernard held a NZ Science, Mathematics and Technology Fellowship exploring DNA mutations.
