A Midsummer Night's Gene
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| Author | Andrew Harman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Legend |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 0-09-978871-3 |
| OCLC | 43236604 |
A Midsummer Night's Gene is a comedy science fiction novel written by Andrew Harman and published in 1997 by Random House. The novel is loosely based on Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Set in modern Britain, its plot concerns laboratory-engineered gene mutation at the Splice of Life Patentable Biosciences lab and the chaos that follows when it goes wrong.[1]
References
- ↑ Barry Forshaw (5 July 1997). "Review: Collected Works". New Scientist. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
Categories:
- 1997 British novels
- 1997 English-language novels
- 1997 science fiction novels
- Science fiction comedy novels
- British science fiction novels
- Parody novels
- Novels based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Random House books
- Novels about genetic engineering
- Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
- 1990s comedy novels
- 1990s science fiction novel stubs
- Satirical novel stubs
- 1990s novel stubs
