The Green Gene Author:Peter Dickinson from book cover: — Political science fiction. A story set in England a few years from now, where a government very similar to that of South Africa has taken power. The hero is a computer expert who is kidnapped by representatives of the oppressed minority. The story leads to an unexpected triumph for the victims over the system. Elements of Orwel... more »l and the political satire are involved and the story keeps to the rules of thriller writing, providing a proper puzzle, with clues, that the hero needs to solve in order to escape.« less