The Child Garden Author:Geoff Ryman In a future tropical England cancer has been cured, but as a result the human lifespan has been halved. The novel tells the story of Milena, a young woman who is immune to the viruses which are routinely used to educate people. — It is a world transformed by global warming and by advances in genetic engineering. Houses, machines, even spaceships ... more »are genetically-engineered lifeforms.« less