Biopunk novels (Book Guide)

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Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (novels not included). Pages: 27. Chapters: American biopunk novels, Unwind, Oryx and Crake, Next, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Heart of a Dog, Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Windup Girl, The Year of the Flood, Lilith's Brood, The Godwhale, Clade, Holy Fire, Moreau series, Prodigal Son, Dead and Alive, City of Night, Forests of the Night, Lost Souls, Fearful Symmetries, Emperors of the Twilight, Specters of the Dawn. Excerpt: Unwind is a 2007 science fiction novel by young adult literature author Neal Shusterman. It takes place in the United States, somewhere in the near future. After a civil war-known as the Second Civil War or the Heartland War-is fought over abortion, a compromise was reached, allowing parents to sign an order for their children between the ages of 13 and 18 years old to be unwound-taken to "harvest camps" and having their body parts harvested for later use. The reasoning was that, since 100% (actually 99.44% taking into account the appendix and "useless" organs) was required to be used, unwinds did not technically "die", because their individual body parts lived on. In addition to unwinding, parent who are unable to raise their children to age thirteen for retroactive abortion can "stork" their child by leaving it on another family's doorstep. If they don't get caught, the "storked" baby then becomes the other family's responsibility. Unwind received positive reviews upon release, with praise focusing on the novel's immersive environment and sociological implications. It also received many awards from young adult literature authorities. A film adaptation of Unwind is currently in production by independent producers. A second novel titled Unwholly is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2012. The story centers around three kids who have been scheduled to be unwound, Connor, a sixteen year old whose family believes he'd gotten into too many fights, Risa, a ward of the state who doesn't make it in the continuing program because of budget cuts, and Lev, a tithe whose rich parents had him specifically to be unwound, as 10% of everything they have should be given to the government. Connor discovers his unwind orders and decides to kick AWOL or run away, and tries to convince his girlfriend Ariana to go with him. She agrees but later backs out, and he runs off alone with the help of a trucker. But his cell phone tracker gets him caught. Connor resists arrest and flees the p