It’s really good :) the Culture is the author’s ideal utopia, basically, but he does a great job showing complexity and humanity within and around it.
But yeah, in it humans have crazy genetic upgrades that let them manufacture drugs, hormones, etc at will. Most people change sexes at least once in their life, and youre considered odd if you don’t at least try it. One male character loves being pregnant, so every couple years he transitions, has a kid, and then goes back.
Illness, of course, is also unknown. One ship’s population decided to catch colds for the hell of it, nobody had had a cold before. They thought it would be entertaining. Their ship naming conventions are great, too.
It’s really good :) the Culture is the author’s ideal utopia, basically, but he does a great job showing complexity and humanity within and around it.
But yeah, in it humans have crazy genetic upgrades that let them manufacture drugs, hormones, etc at will. Most people change sexes at least once in their life, and youre considered odd if you don’t at least try it. One male character loves being pregnant, so every couple years he transitions, has a kid, and then goes back.
Illness, of course, is also unknown. One ship’s population decided to catch colds for the hell of it, nobody had had a cold before. They thought it would be entertaining. Their ship naming conventions are great, too.
I love it all