The story is set in a future where humanity is divided into (unmodified humans) and "speshes" (specialized humans genetically engineered from embryos for specific careers). Book Review: The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
(Russian: Геном ) is a 1999 science fiction novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, the author famous for the Night Watch series. It is part of a trilogy that includes the prequel Dances on the Snow and the sequel novella Cripples . Plot & Setting