Sparrowhawk

Organic Future #1

by Tom Easton

First volume of the "Organic Future" series. The genetic engineers aren't about to stop with genetically modified food. It won't be long before they're playing with houses and vehicles too, and someone is trying to kill gengineer Emily Gilman! The Chickadee at the bird feeder is the size of a Piper Cub, a Sparrow airliner is gobbling Buggies on the highway, a Mack truck is lunging across the sidewalk, and detective Bernie Fischer is flying his modified Sparrowhawk to the rescue.

Genres: Science Fiction

Paperback

First published October 1, 1990

About the author

Tom Easton has been publishing SFF since the 1970s and spent 30 years as Analog's book columnist. He is also a retired college science professor.
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Reviews

[Jay Goemmer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sparrowhawk (1990) by Thomas Easton.

The next wave of innovation comes with the Biological Revolution, which sees genetically engineered animals and plants taking the place of machines. _Sparrowhawk_ is a police procedural science fiction novel set in 2044. Overall, the story's interesting, but frankly, I could have done without the stereotypical soap opera interaction between the various characters. Nonetheless, I plan on reading at least the next two books in the series.

(August 2007)

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this story serialized in Analog, and it definitely helped to set me on the path of my aborted career in genetic engineering. I would totally live in the world of these books. Or maybe just visit.