Books like Frameshift by Robert J. Sawyer
In Frameshift, Robert J. Sawyer blends science and suspense around Pierre Tardivel, a Human Genome Project researcher battling a 50‑50 chance of developing Huntington’s disease. Faced with limited time, Pierre and his wife seek a sperm donor; Dr. Burian Klimus, a respected Nobel laureate, offers both donor and IVF funding. The plot thickens when revelations hint that Klimus may have been Ivan Marchenko, the notorious Treblinka guard known as Ivan the Terrible. Pierre, with the help of Nazi hunter Avi Meyer, probes Klimus’s past while uncovering a covert insurance program that screens clients for genetic defects. Facing both a moral dilemma about parenthood and the threat of a sinister corporate conspiracy, the couple must decide whether to proceed with their child.
The novel examines the ethical limits of genetic engineering, the haunting legacy of war crimes, and the hidden reach of powerful institutions.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Robert J. Sawyer
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