Mickey7 A Novel
Mickey7 A Novel by Edward Ashton is set to be published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on February 11, 2025. This 320-page book is presented in English and explores the life of Mickey Barnes, an Expendable on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. As a disposable employee, Mickey’s role involves undertaking dangerous missions, with his consciousness transferred to new clones after each death. The narrative follows his struggle for survival when he returns to find a new clone, Mickey8, ready to take his place.
Readers will find a blend of science fiction and adventure as Mickey7 navigates the complexities of his existence amidst the challenges of colonization. The story delves into themes of genetic engineering and post-apocalyptic survival, highlighting the precarious balance between human life and the native species of Niflheim. As tensions rise due to dwindling resources and environmental challenges, Mickey7 must confront the implications of his identity and the choices that will determine the fate of both himself and the colony.
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Now experience where the hit movie from Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, starring Robert Pattinson, started in Mickey7 (the inspiration for the film Mickey 17).
Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living.
Mickey Barnes 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 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, his fate has been sealed. There’s a new clone, Mickey8, reporting for Expendable duties, and there can only be one Expendable. If Mickey7 reports his survival to Command, one of them is going into the recycler. If he doesn’t and they’re caught, they both are.
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.
That is, if he can just keep from dying for good.
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