Genesis

What does it mean to be human? 'The answer lieswithin the mystery of Genesis. Set in a postapocalypticfuture, the novel takes the form of an examination undergoneby young Anaximander as she prepares to enter anenigmatic institution known simply as The Academy. Forher subject she has chosen the life of the philosopher-soldierAdam Forde, her long-dead hero. It is through Anax's presentation and her answers to persistent questioning by herexaminers that we learn the history of her island Republic,along with the rules and beliefs of their society. At the completion of the examination, when everything has been laidbare, Anax must confront the Republic's last great secret,her own surprising link to Adam Forde, and the horrifyingtruth about her world.Like the great writers Isaac Asimov and Philip K.Dick,Bernard Beckett explores the relationship between humansand technology in a brilliantly rendered novel that will keepreaders guessing until the final page.