Gene Mapper

( Japanese - Jīnmappa ( ジーンマッパ ) - 2012 )

novel by Taiyo Fujii

translated by Jim Hubbert

Published: Haikasoru / Viz Media LLC - trade paperback - 2015
ISBN: 1421580276 / 9781421580272

Haikasoru / Viz Media LLC ( Barnes & Noble ) - Nook - 2015
ISBN: 1421584522 / 9781421584522

Haikasoru / Viz Media LLC ( Amazon ) - Kindle - 2015
ASIN: B00YG0K5M8


synopsis
In a future where reality has been augmented and biology itself has been hacked, the world’s food supply is genetically modified, superior, and vulnerable. When gene mapper Hayashida discovers that his custom rice plant has experienced a dysgenic collapse, he suspects sabotage. Hayashida travels across Asia to find himself in Ho Chi Minh City with hired-gun hacker Yagodo at his side - and in mortal danger - as he pushes ever nearer to the heart of the mystery.

awards
nominee - Nihon SF Taisho Award and the Seiun Award