Cyteen

Ariane Emory is a powerful and politically dominant scientist on Cyteen Station who controls Reseune, a massive facility that creates genetically engineered human workers known as azi. Following her assassination, her rivals and associates find themselves trapped in the complex political machinery she left behind. The narrative explores identity, cloning, and corporate power through the perspective of cloned heirs and political adversaries.

by C. J. Cherryh

Warner Books · First published 1988 · 368 pages