Six Wakes (by Mur Lafferty)
I kind of regret reading this over the weekend because I'm about to go on vacation, and it would have been such a fun vacation read!
This is about six clones who wake up on their generatonal starship. Their last memories are from when they boarded the ship -- except that happened 25 years ago. Their latest "mind-maps" have been destroyed, and their previous bodies have all been murdered. So one (or more) of them is a murderer, but nobody knows which one -- some of them even suspect themselves.
All the characters have secrets, of course, all connected to the concept of cloning. If your mind can be mapped onto a new body, what happens to the old one? Do clones have souls? What happens when mindmaps can be hacked? And what's up with the AI running the ship?
The unfolding of this mystery is super gripping and fun. I enjoyed all the characters and the mind-twisty philosophy sprinkled throughout, too. Very enthusiastic thumbs up for sci-fi fans!
This is about six clones who wake up on their generatonal starship. Their last memories are from when they boarded the ship -- except that happened 25 years ago. Their latest "mind-maps" have been destroyed, and their previous bodies have all been murdered. So one (or more) of them is a murderer, but nobody knows which one -- some of them even suspect themselves.
All the characters have secrets, of course, all connected to the concept of cloning. If your mind can be mapped onto a new body, what happens to the old one? Do clones have souls? What happens when mindmaps can be hacked? And what's up with the AI running the ship?
The unfolding of this mystery is super gripping and fun. I enjoyed all the characters and the mind-twisty philosophy sprinkled throughout, too. Very enthusiastic thumbs up for sci-fi fans!
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