Genus

Trigell s dystopian divided Britain is epically hellish, rendered through the voices of a procession of characters in a heightened prose that intensifies the sense of a decayed, degenerate world about to implode. Although it is science fiction, the world of Genus where those who can afford it have their children modified before birth feels as if it might be just around the corner.–Metro

The misadventures of the crippled painter, Holman, his former beauty queen mother, Adele Nicole, and the blinded writer, Crick, confirm the promise of Trigell s splendid debut, Boy A.–The Daily Mail

It is an old saying among science fiction fans that anyone can predict the car, it takes brains to predict gridlock. It is not the gadget that takes foresight, it is the uses people will make of it, and then the unintended consequences of those uses… No one can fault Trigell s ingenuity–The Times

Genus is an elegantly written, bleakly exaggerated look between the haves and have-nots. Mr. Trigell uses the bullhorn of science fiction to call out the communal hypocrisy of society. Whatever scientific advance that humanity creates with improvement in mind, Genus argues that we’ll never leave our selfish instincts behind.–Pornokitsch.com

A timely meditation on the possibilities of genetic engineering within an unequal society.–3:AM Magazine

The gradually thickening plot is handled with dexterity for maximum intrigue and the commanding use of description is almost obscene in its richness.–The List

I read this book at the same time as the riots were taking place and it was disturbing how well Trigell has written about society s breakdown. The images he describes were playing out on the TV screen in front of me, which I think added to the poignancy of the story. Trigell is up on current affairs, and can see a future that may not be too far away from where we re actually heading.–Bookmunch

Overlaid on this world is a gripping murder mystery with a surprising conclusion. Although this is a fictional world, it is close enough to reality to make the reader feel that this could happen – indeed, there are some parts of the novel that have a vivid deja vu quality about them. As such, I found this a disturbing read. Reading groups too will find plenty of jumping off points for discussion.–New Books Magazine

Where the book really succeeds is the way Trigell depicts his future, world; our perspective is firmly rooted on the inside, to an almost suffocating degree… the jerky, rapid-fire sentences of Günther s scenes do much to convey his character, and Trigell frequently juxtaposes different senses of the same word or phrase to great effect. I ll certainly be reading more of Trigell s work after this. –David Hebblethwaite