The Departure

The Departure, the first book of The Owner Trilogy by Neal Asher, is set in a dystopic future where a sickeningly overpopulated Earth is controlled by a tyrannical world government that would give Orwell nightmares. Consuming 90% of the remaining resources while millions starve to death, the government meets any type of criticizing or free thought with deadly force and ruthless efficiency. One man, a human genius with the most advanced biotech the world has ever seen, is going to singlehandedly change the course of human history. It's slightly humorous to me that I actually kind of faltered roughly half-way through the book due to it not really keeping my interest but at the finale I found myself craving the next book of the series to find out what's going to happen to the characters.