NEXT〈Part 1〉―ネクスト〈上〉

Burnett has a constitution that secretes anti-cancer substances. He files a lawsuit against the university that sold his cells without permission, and against BioGen, the company that bought them. Josh, a researcher at BioGen, is researching genes that cause humans to mature. Meanwhile, a parrot and a humanzee (a hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee) that can speak human language and have been injected with human genes are growing in secret. A nightmarish vision of the future emerges from numerous episodes. This is the last novel published by the great author before his sudden death.
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バーネットは抗癌性物質を分泌する体質の持ち主。彼は、自分の細胞を無断で売った大学と買い手のBioGen社を相手に、訴訟を起こす。BioGen社の研究員ジョッシュは、人を成熟させる遺伝子の研究をしている。一方、ヒトの遺伝子を導入した人語を操るオウムとヒューマンジー(ヒトとチンパンジーの交雑体)が人知れず成長していた。幾多のエピソードから浮かび上がる悪夢の未来図。急逝した巨匠が生前発表した最後の小説。