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The direct sequel to Cyteen, Regenesis continues the story of Ariane Emory, Personal Replicate, the genetic clone of one of the greatest scientists humanity has ever produced. and of her search for the murderer of her progenitor - the original Ariane Emory. Murder, politics, deception and genetic and psychological manipulation combine against a backdrop of interstellar human factions at odds to confront questions that have remained unanswered for two decades: Who killed the original Ariane Emort? And can her Personal Replicate avoid the same fate?
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Unlike some people here and also posting on the 'Shejidan' Cherryh fan web site I thought this was another great 'unputdownable' book from CJ Cherryh. This book needs to be seen as book 2 in a series rather than a long awaited (20 years!) sequel to Cyteen.
To get the most out of Regenesis you do need to read and re-read Cyteen first and probably also '40,000 in Gehenna' before that.
For me this book is about just what it is to be human and moral in an extreme society. In order to survive in wartime Cyteen created 'azi' - mass produced human beings, genetically modified to order and brainwashed to serve their 'supervisor' and the state. Their status is somewhere between human child (even when adult), slave, animal and expendable tool.
Some of the techniques we can see as echoes of the ways people manipulate one another in our own society and Cyteen and Regenesis can be read on one level as a commentary on some aspects of our own lives.
Regenesis covers a fairly short space of time when events and trends mapped out in Cyteen come to a crisis. The 'obvious' noisy threat of terrorists is found to mask a conspiracy by an authoritarian and amoral Defence establishment that tries to use a terrorist threat to remove individual rights. If a murderer is an 'Azi' who has been programmed to kill by another who is responsible? Should 'Azi' be de-programmed if this makes them unhappy. How should Azi be protected? Every re-read prompts more questions. There are very few authors that make me think like this one.
To get the most out of Regenesis you do need to read and re-read Cyteen first and probably also '40,000 in Gehenna' before that.
For me this book is about just what it is to be human and moral in an extreme society. In order to survive in wartime Cyteen created 'azi' - mass produced human beings, genetically modified to order and brainwashed to serve their 'supervisor' and the state. Their status is somewhere between human child (even when adult), slave, animal and expendable tool.
Some of the techniques we can see as echoes of the ways people manipulate one another in our own society and Cyteen and Regenesis can be read on one level as a commentary on some aspects of our own lives.
Regenesis covers a fairly short space of time when events and trends mapped out in Cyteen come to a crisis. The 'obvious' noisy threat of terrorists is found to mask a conspiracy by an authoritarian and amoral Defence establishment that tries to use a terrorist threat to remove individual rights. If a murderer is an 'Azi' who has been programmed to kill by another who is responsible? Should 'Azi' be de-programmed if this makes them unhappy. How should Azi be protected? Every re-read prompts more questions. There are very few authors that make me think like this one.
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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The cover says 'The long-awaited sequel to the Hugo award-winning novels 'Cyteen' and 'Downbelow Station'. Well, yes...I've been waiting for it for a long time but, if you haven't at the very least previously read 'Cyteen', I wouldn't try it.
I loved many of the books in Cherryh's Alliance/Union/Merchanter universe. To me, they seemed like a wonderful cross between hard-core, high-tech sci-fi and achingly human tragedies. Books like 'Merchanter's Luck' and '40,000 in Gehenna', 'Heavy Time', 'Rimrunners' and 'Hellburner', the tragedy of Mazian's fleet turning to piracy - to the notorious 'Mazianni', the tales of a few individuals acting and reacting to huge historical events around them kept me totally entranced.
But this, I'm afraid, is a slog. The book is 585 pages long and, quite honestly, nothing very much happens until page 276. There is a useful six page summary of the 'History of Union: The Post-War Period' but after that it goes straight into the political machinations of Arianne Emory II.
The book covers the period from March 27, 2424, 1328h to November 24, 2424, 0745h. A crucial few months in the life and coming of age of the replication of the heroine of 'Cyteen', Arianne Emory. The first Arianne Emory was murdered, the second Arianne Emory has been 'designed' to be as alike as the first as possible, both genetically and psychologically. In other words, both genesets and psychsets have been copied.
In the short period of the novel, Ari II is about 18 years old and thus, as she reaches her majority, is both in increasing danger from the convoluted politics of Cyteen and is keen to take over the running of Reseune and to take over where the previous Ari left off.
And that's it - as I've already said, the first 276 pages cover the labyrinthine politics and history of Ari II's position. At one point, I was thinking Machiavelli and, yes, sure enough there is a direct reference to him. I have to say, though, that Machiavelli is rather more concise.
Well, o.k., after page 276 things do start getting rather more interesting. It is, as usual with C J Cherryh, very well written but it just doesn't really have a gripping human side to it - yes, the relationship between Justin and Jordan Warrick and their 'azi's', Grant and Paul, the relationship between Ari's azi's Florian and Catlin (themselves copies of the originals who served Ari's predecessor), the tensions between Ari and Yanni Schartz are all there, but it all seems to be so obsessively analysed that it looses any real warmth.
Still, what happens next? If, by getting through this, I am now in a position to read further stories from the Alliance/Union universe, it will have been time well spent. It seems to me that there are still huge possibilities in this universe - never mind the potential of the planet Eversnow (introduced here, for the first time, I think), what ever happened to the remains of the Mazianni? What happened on Gehenna? What about Fargone, Pell, Downbelow Station and all the other wonderful locations and situations?
I always had the feeling that Cherryh's sympathies were with the Alliance, but having given so much time and effort to the Union side of things, maybe I'm wrong. But I would still very much like to know how the Alliance, the Merchanters and the Mazianni are faring in this brave new universe.
I loved many of the books in Cherryh's Alliance/Union/Merchanter universe. To me, they seemed like a wonderful cross between hard-core, high-tech sci-fi and achingly human tragedies. Books like 'Merchanter's Luck' and '40,000 in Gehenna', 'Heavy Time', 'Rimrunners' and 'Hellburner', the tragedy of Mazian's fleet turning to piracy - to the notorious 'Mazianni', the tales of a few individuals acting and reacting to huge historical events around them kept me totally entranced.
But this, I'm afraid, is a slog. The book is 585 pages long and, quite honestly, nothing very much happens until page 276. There is a useful six page summary of the 'History of Union: The Post-War Period' but after that it goes straight into the political machinations of Arianne Emory II.
The book covers the period from March 27, 2424, 1328h to November 24, 2424, 0745h. A crucial few months in the life and coming of age of the replication of the heroine of 'Cyteen', Arianne Emory. The first Arianne Emory was murdered, the second Arianne Emory has been 'designed' to be as alike as the first as possible, both genetically and psychologically. In other words, both genesets and psychsets have been copied.
In the short period of the novel, Ari II is about 18 years old and thus, as she reaches her majority, is both in increasing danger from the convoluted politics of Cyteen and is keen to take over the running of Reseune and to take over where the previous Ari left off.
And that's it - as I've already said, the first 276 pages cover the labyrinthine politics and history of Ari II's position. At one point, I was thinking Machiavelli and, yes, sure enough there is a direct reference to him. I have to say, though, that Machiavelli is rather more concise.
Well, o.k., after page 276 things do start getting rather more interesting. It is, as usual with C J Cherryh, very well written but it just doesn't really have a gripping human side to it - yes, the relationship between Justin and Jordan Warrick and their 'azi's', Grant and Paul, the relationship between Ari's azi's Florian and Catlin (themselves copies of the originals who served Ari's predecessor), the tensions between Ari and Yanni Schartz are all there, but it all seems to be so obsessively analysed that it looses any real warmth.
Still, what happens next? If, by getting through this, I am now in a position to read further stories from the Alliance/Union universe, it will have been time well spent. It seems to me that there are still huge possibilities in this universe - never mind the potential of the planet Eversnow (introduced here, for the first time, I think), what ever happened to the remains of the Mazianni? What happened on Gehenna? What about Fargone, Pell, Downbelow Station and all the other wonderful locations and situations?
I always had the feeling that Cherryh's sympathies were with the Alliance, but having given so much time and effort to the Union side of things, maybe I'm wrong. But I would still very much like to know how the Alliance, the Merchanters and the Mazianni are faring in this brave new universe.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like most of Cherryh's recent work (think of the Foreigner sequence) it's very slowmoving, introspective - and full of deceits and re-evaluations. But it's also thoroughly plausible, in showing how Ari 2 has to pause before involving herself in the politics of Union, and the loose threads of Cyteen (the book) have to be followed up. "Uncle Denis" - in retrospect - is now far more obviously a sociopath; the solution to the killing of Ari 1 more devious; the relations of Jordan and Justin are examined in more plausible detail; the problems of being an azi (and especially one of the military azi we can remember from Downbelow Station) are analysed. It's a worthy successor to a great book, and gives hope of a further expansion of the story, and of Union.
If you want faster-moving Cherryhs try the Nanowars sequence: Hammerfall and The Forge of Heaven. Those who like the more ruminative Cherryh will certainly like this one.
If you want faster-moving Cherryhs try the Nanowars sequence: Hammerfall and The Forge of Heaven. Those who like the more ruminative Cherryh will certainly like this one.
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Worthy follow-up
Could it be as good as Cyteen? No, not really, but still an absorbing read. I do sometimes feel that CJ would benefit from more critical editing. Read more
Published 1 month ago by hughofbardfield
The exploits of Ari Two.
Science fiction writer C.J. Cherryh returns to the space setting she created a while back with a sequel to her earlier novels Downbelow Station (Daw Book Collectors) and Cyteen. Read more
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Published 15 months ago by Mrs. T. M. Wareham
A worthy addition to a classic sequence
A satisfying sequel to Cyteen, and an excellent addition to the Union-Alliance sequence of novels. I like all her work, but this sequence is my favourite and I was really pleased... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nick
Cherryh strikes again!
I read someone else's review before I bought this, and it almost put me off - but, as I've already got Cyteen and the Merchanter books (like Downbelow Station), I decided to get it... Read more
Published 23 months ago by D. Slater
'Sequel', or serial?
I'm a big fan of Cherryh's Alliance/Union universe from a long time back - it's very well conceived and grittily credible, and we get to explore it from many different perspectives... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by G. Nisbet
disappointing
'Cyteen' is one of my favourite books, but I find this, the sequel, hugely disappointing. It seems that all the subtlety and marvellously claustrophobic atmosphere has gone - not... Read more
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