Constance
Book Feature - Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons
HBL Note: I don’t often gravitate towards science fiction. But when I do, I’m almost always glad I did. CONSTANCE by Matthew FitzSimmons is set 20 years in the future where a new technology allows people (at least those who can afford the $20 million price tag) cheat death by buying their own clones. During “transitions” you upload your consciousness in order to maintain your memories, except during one of these transitions something goes wrong. Scroll down to read more.
Also, if you’re interested in science fiction books about memory, you might also be interested in The Shimmering State by Meredith Westgate.
Book Feature - Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons
Book Feature - Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons
From the publisher:
In the near future, advances in medicine and quantum computing make human cloning a reality. For the wealthy, cheating death is the ultimate luxury. To anticloning militants, it’s an abomination against nature. For young Constance “Con” D’Arcy, who was gifted her own clone by her late aunt, it’s terrifying.
After a routine monthly upload of her consciousness—stored for that inevitable transition—something goes wrong. When Con wakes up in the clinic, it’s eighteen months later. Her recent memories are missing. Her original, she’s told, is dead. If that’s true, what does that make her?
The secrets of Con’s disorienting new life are buried deep. So are those of how and why she died. To uncover the truth, Con is retracing the last days she can recall, crossing paths with a detective who’s just as curious. On the run, she needs someone she can trust. Because only one thing has become clear: Con is being marked for murder—all over again.
Book Feature - Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons
