[image error]The science of Cyteen has aged badly, and the book needs to be half its current length, but it does set out some really interesting ideas.

Cyteen starts as a murder mystery that has you cheering for the killer – the deceased, Ariane Emory, rapes another character in horrifying detail. The biotechnology facility where she worked sets off on a project to clone her and recreate her childhood in hopes to recover her genius. Through the life of Ariane II, and the notes of Ariane I, a more complex...