Re-Coil
Re-Coil by J.T. Nicholas is a science fiction thriller published by Titan Books on March 3, 2020. This 384-page novel explores a future where immortality is theoretically achievable through advanced genetic engineering, yet the concepts of identity and selfhood are under threat. The story follows Carter Langston, who is murdered while salvaging a derelict vessel, only to find himself downloaded into a new body on a distant space station. As he navigates this precarious situation, an assassin attempts to finish the job, setting off a chain of events that complicates his quest for survival.
Readers will find a fast-paced narrative that delves into the implications of consciousness transfer and the fragility of human identity. As Carter races against time to locate his missing crew and uncover the mystery surrounding his salvage mission, themes of action and adventure unfold against a backdrop of a solar system where death has lost its finality. This edition presents a gripping exploration of the intersection between technology and humanity, inviting readers to consider the profound questions raised by genetic engineering and the nature of existence.
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The Expanse meets Altered Carbon in this breakneck science fiction thriller where immortality is theoretically achievable, yet identity, gender and selfhood are very much in jeopardy…
Carter Langston is murdered whilst salvaging a derelict vessel–a major inconvenience as he’s downloaded into a brand-new body on the space station where he backed up, several weeks’ journey away. But events quickly slip out of control when an assassin breaks into the medbay and tries to finish the job.
Death no longer holds sway over a humanity that has spread across the solar system: consciousness can be placed in a new body, or coil, straight after death, giving people the potential for immortality. Yet Carter’s backups–supposedly secure–have been damaged, his crew are missing, and everything points back to the derelict that should have been a simple salvage mission.
With enemies in hot pursuit, Carter tracks down his last crewmate–re-coiled after death into a body she cannot stand–to delve deeper into a mystery that threatens humanity and identity as they have come to know it.
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