Cover art by Dirk A. Wolf

Hard Shell Word Factory, ISBN 0-7599-0216-7

ISBN 0-7599-0229-1 (paperback)

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Reviewed in Baryon Magazine by Barry Hunter.

One of the fascinating things about ATK Butterfly's writing, besides being consistently entertaining, is that he injects thought provoking ideas into his storylines and creates a desire to better understand what he is trying to tell us, the readers.

In this highly original novel, he explores genetic manipulation. But rather than explore human experimentation, he has a group of animals manipulated with human characteristics in order to promote products, star in movies or become attractions at amusement parks.

Some of the more interesting characters are Nine of K a police dog, Ethel the Mermaid, Curly Pigskin the football mascot, Lo Phat Chicken, Wolves in Sheeps clothing, Darth Roach, Star the traffic reporting eagle, real plumbing snakes, Wally the stockmarket Bull, and a host of others that are able to make the grade into doing what they are created to do and others who have some of the same problems that humans have.

This is a very interesting book due to the questions it may pose about gene splicing and the related developments that could possibly occur. It is also a fast and enjoyable read that will please even the most jaded reader. This is another winner for ATK Butterfly and I can't wait to see more.