A review by leyaruth42
Genome by A.G. Riddle

3.0

A.G. Riddle is a typical thriller writer with very little original thought behind his stories. Many of the concepts and plot lines in this book have been used and/or discussed in other books. The way he compiles these into a story is original and interesting. What I couldn't stand was the constant reference to the interesting parts of the story "Rendition, Rapture, Rook, and Looking Glass" and every time someone was asked about it, the person either deflected, the story jumped away, or the explanation took place off-screen. I wanted to scream by the end of the book and I kept reading "so what is Rendition" or "what is the Looking Glass" and then there was no explanation. I find that amateur authors feel they must keep stringing their audience along like this, only explaining things at the very end. More experienced authors can explain interesting concepts as they progress their story, without losing their audience (Peter Hamilton, Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, etc.).

The end was somewhat satisfying, and the very end has an interesting twist that keeps you thinking (although its very similar to Inception).

Just like his previous books (Atlantis Gene, look for the quick reference to those stories at the end of this book), you'll definitely recognize some of his storylines from other books/movies in the sci-fi genre. If you are a general fiction reader (meaning not a big fan of sci-fi), you'll probably really enjoy this book, since he brings in a lot of real, present-day science and makes an interesting story out of it.