![]() ![]() Want to make all malaria-carrying mosquitos be born male so the species dies out and the disease is eradicated? Done. Here, we have a mildly dystopian near-future world where gene editing technology has advanced to a point where nearly anything is possible. In it, he does the dependable science-fiction trick of imagining a future altered by one significant technology and a character significantly impacted by said technology, then mushing the two of them together to see what happens next. They all go off precisely when he wants them to. And on the page, he exudes the smooth, slick confidence of someone who knows exactly where he's going and just how to get there. Crouch's books are fun the way a summer blockbuster is fun. He does disaster and mystery and procedurals that all feel effortless. He can do spec-fic that shades over into near-future sci fi. ![]() He spins out grounded, accessible tales with an admirable internal precision no matter the genre. ![]() Blake Crouch has always been a dependable storyteller. ![]()
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