A Midsummer Night's Gene

''A Midsummer Night's Gene'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

novel of

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's play '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', written by

Andrew Harman Andrew Harman (born 1964) is an author from the United Kingdom known for writing pun-filled and farcical fantasy fiction. Life Andrew Harman studied biochemistry at the University of York, being a member of Wentworth College. Since 2000, Har ...

and published in 1997 by

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. It reflects the plot of the original play only slightly. It concentrates on two of the fairies and follows their attempts to play with genetic engineering in a modern English town. 1997 British novels 1997 science fiction novels Comic science fiction novels British science fiction novels Parody novels Novels based on A Midsummer Night's Dream Random House books Novels about genetic engineering Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare {{1990s-parody-novel-stub