Mickey7, an "expendable," refuses to let his replacement clone Mickey8 take his place.
Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living.
Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s too dangerous—even suicidal—the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regene...
Mickey7, an "expendable," refuses to let his replacement clone Mickey8 take his place.
Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living.
Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s too dangerous—even suicidal—the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal…and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it.
On a fairly routine scouting mission, Mickey7 goes missing and is presumed dead. By the time he returns to the colony base, surprisingly helped back by native life, Mickey7’s fate has been sealed. There’s a new clone, Mickey8, reporting for Expendable duties. The idea of duplicate Expendables is universally loathed, and if caught, they will likely be thrown into the recycler for protein.
Mickey7 must keep his double a secret from the rest of the colony. Meanwhile, life on Niflheim is getting worse. The atmosphere is unsuitable for humans, food is in short supply, and terraforming is going poorly. The native species are growing curious about their new neighbors, and that curiosity has Commander Marshall very afraid. Ultimately, the survival of both lifeforms will come down to Mickey7.
Edward Ashton is the author of the novels Mickey7, Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary. His short fiction has appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Escape Pod, Analog, and Fireside Fiction. He lives in upstate New York in a cabin in the woods (not that Cabin in the Woods) with his wife, a variable number of daughters, and an ado...
Edward Ashton is the author of the novels Mickey7, Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary. His short fiction has appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Escape Pod, Analog, and Fireside Fiction. He lives in upstate New York in a cabin in the woods (not that Cabin in the Woods) with his wife, a variable number of daughters, and an adorably mopey dog named Max, where he writes—mostly fiction, occasionally fact—under the watchful eyes of a giant woodpecker and a rotating cast of barred owls. In his free time, he enjoys cancer research, teaching quantum physics to sullen graduate students, and whittling. You can find him online at edwardashton.com or on Twitter @edashtonwriting.
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4 有用 葫芦娃日 2025-02-19 23:33:25 山东
An idiotic STEM brat devoid of humanities literacy wanks over interstellar colonial politics.
0 有用 一缶堂 2025-03-16 10:17:40 黑龙江
细节描写不错 但总体无聊 有想法 没波澜
0 有用 southinkucan 2025-03-07 22:53:50 美国
设定是很有趣的 围绕设定也问了很多有意思的问题 人到底是想只记住一次死亡 还是不断地死但是每次都可以忘记怎么死的 如果知道自己是某种程度的永生还会不会怕死 不全是主体那条 人换了身体但灵魂没变还是不是原来那个人 对于这条线作者给出的答案也很暧昧 主要也是因为全篇都从其中一个的视角写的 从这本的体量来说就不可能把这些问题探讨深刻 比起这个目的 更像是提出了一些问题 让读者自己想
1 有用 Max 2022-06-04 08:26:18
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3 有用 嵇澹 2024-09-24 15:03:50 浙江
标标准准的厕所读物，意思是随手翻阅读完也不会对理解前应后果产生任何实质影响，因为故事情节简单松散到悬念和阴谋几乎可以忽略不计，人物塑造干脆没有，两页纸就能写完的超短篇骨架被无关痛痒可有可无的信息填塞，世界观铺设也是采取主角想到哪里回忆到哪里的随机散点闪回叙述，不和文本其他线索构成任何结构性牵连。选择这个本子拍电影可能仅仅是因为太过粗线条小体量反而可以给视觉想象腾出地来，但是如此老套的概念和平淡的写... 标标准准的厕所读物，意思是随手翻阅读完也不会对理解前应后果产生任何实质影响，因为故事情节简单松散到悬念和阴谋几乎可以忽略不计，人物塑造干脆没有，两页纸就能写完的超短篇骨架被无关痛痒可有可无的信息填塞，世界观铺设也是采取主角想到哪里回忆到哪里的随机散点闪回叙述，不和文本其他线索构成任何结构性牵连。选择这个本子拍电影可能仅仅是因为太过粗线条小体量反而可以给视觉想象腾出地来，但是如此老套的概念和平淡的写作又有哪个编剧（或ai）写不出来呢？ (展开)