Constance
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- Create Date：2021-08-26 04:19:39
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Matthew FitzSimmons
- ISBN：B08V6Q4R2M
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Reviews
Elysa
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A clone wakes up to find out her original was murdered。 The country is still in the middle of deciding if clones are people， and Con has to figure out what happened to her original in the chaos。 It's dark， political， twisty， full of action。 I loved this book。 A clone wakes up to find out her original was murdered。 The country is still in the middle of deciding if clones are people， and Con has to figure out what happened to her original in the chaos。 It's dark， political， twisty， full of action。 I loved this book。 。。。more
Edward
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The synopsis provided is good enough that I don't feel the need to repeat it here。 More mystery than SciFi， so set your expectations accordingly。 Really enjoyed it and hope we don't have to wait too long for the implied Constance #2。 The synopsis provided is good enough that I don't feel the need to repeat it here。 More mystery than SciFi， so set your expectations accordingly。 Really enjoyed it and hope we don't have to wait too long for the implied Constance #2。 。。。more
Kathleen Cook
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I was fascinated by this story。 A futuristic book not really very far into the future makes it more realistic。 Details about climate change， self-driving cars， etc。， are dropped in to make the reader ponder how our lives are racing toward a predictable future。 All that while telling a tale of cloning and all it could mean for humans。 People's feelings about clones as not really human parallels feelings some people have for people of different races and cultures。 I loved this story。 Will there be I was fascinated by this story。 A futuristic book not really very far into the future makes it more realistic。 Details about climate change， self-driving cars， etc。， are dropped in to make the reader ponder how our lives are racing toward a predictable future。 All that while telling a tale of cloning and all it could mean for humans。 People's feelings about clones as not really human parallels feelings some people have for people of different races and cultures。 I loved this story。 Will there be a second book in this series？ 。。。more
Regina Cattus
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An interesting vision of the near future。 Good use of cloning to create a fairly compelling murder mystery， with a good twist on the pre-existing "solving your own murder" subgenre。 An interesting vision of the near future。 Good use of cloning to create a fairly compelling murder mystery， with a good twist on the pre-existing "solving your own murder" subgenre。 。。。more
Cathy Kurtz
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Couldn’t put this one down！I loved this book！ Fast paced and kept me guessing right until the end。 I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a futuristic thriller！
Kate Gowers
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Con （Constance， but she hates that） is a traumatised， unhappy and confused young woman in DC 20 minutes into the future （ok， around 2038）。 Given a clone as an insurance policy by a bitter aunt， she awakens from a 'refresh' （uploading her consciousness into a mainframe in case the clone is ever needed） to discover she is， in fact， her clone。 She doesn't know how she died or even what's happened in the last 18 months。 And so the story begins。Constance is a good book。 The setting is well realised a Con （Constance， but she hates that） is a traumatised， unhappy and confused young woman in DC 20 minutes into the future （ok， around 2038）。 Given a clone as an insurance policy by a bitter aunt， she awakens from a 'refresh' （uploading her consciousness into a mainframe in case the clone is ever needed） to discover she is， in fact， her clone。 She doesn't know how she died or even what's happened in the last 18 months。 And so the story begins。Constance is a good book。 The setting is well realised and described and Con feels to me like a real person。 It is also refreshing that she isn't a blonde， standard white girl and while the story isn't told in the first person， it is entirely from her perspective。 I'd noticed reviews remarking that characters ethnicity is described - this， to me， makes sense since， as a mixed-race POC， Con can't help but notice as she's aware that how people react to her will be dependent and affected by their own race。But that's an aside。 The book is good。 It's very good。 There are a couple of niggles （of course - there almost always are） - a good deal of the plot relies on Batman gambits and coincidence （though there is one that is actually perfect and intentional） and the technicalities and limitations of the cloning sometimes seem arbitrary and there simply for story purposes。 Even so， the story is engagingly written - I read it in a day as I really did become engaged。 I like Con。 She isn't perfect - she's not super smart， or super fit， or super beautiful。 But she is in a super strange situation and her life experiences help （and sometimes hinder） her navigation of them。 I found the ending bittersweet - though， of course， your mileage may vary。I'm a sci-fi fan so， in truth， I'm much less likely to read FitzSimmons' other published books but， assuming there's a sequel to Constance， I shall be looking out for it。 。。。more
Kim Thomas
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Amazon First Reads book to be released Sept。 2021。 Enjoyable near future thriller involving cloning， rock music， and conspiracy。 It kept my attention and I hate that I need to wait a year for the sequel！
Anna Jade
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What would happen if we were able to clone ourselves？ Can anything that humans create be considered natural？While that seemed to be the main theme of this book， it was still a mystery wrapped in sci-fi and I loved it。 I never enjoy books that are easy to guess， and this book kept me guessing from the beginning。 Right when I thought I knew what was going on， FitzSimmons would rip the rug from underneath me。 I also appreciate how the future of the world looked in this book。 It wasn't so far fetche What would happen if we were able to clone ourselves？ Can anything that humans create be considered natural？While that seemed to be the main theme of this book， it was still a mystery wrapped in sci-fi and I loved it。 I never enjoy books that are easy to guess， and this book kept me guessing from the beginning。 Right when I thought I knew what was going on， FitzSimmons would rip the rug from underneath me。 I also appreciate how the future of the world looked in this book。 It wasn't so far fetched that I could never imagine it happening。 Especially with the fact that it opens on a 90 degree day in Washington DC。 In December。I would definitely recommend to fans of Altered Carbon。 。。。more
Jordan Chestnut
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This book was really great。 Fascinating near-future sci-fi mystery starring a gifted rock musician？ Sign me up any day of the week。 It feels like this book was written for me。 I highly recommend knowing as little as possible about this book before reading it。 It wasn't entirely unpredictable， but it was compelling and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout。 I loved it。 This book was really great。 Fascinating near-future sci-fi mystery starring a gifted rock musician？ Sign me up any day of the week。 It feels like this book was written for me。 I highly recommend knowing as little as possible about this book before reading it。 It wasn't entirely unpredictable， but it was compelling and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout。 I loved it。 。。。more
Jaimie
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Not a bad read for anyone who likes books set in the future， stories about clones， or stories with a lot of twists and turns。 This book is set in the late 2030’s in a time where human cloning is a reality， but not everyone agrees with it。 The main character， Con， was gifted a clone of herself by her aunt， the discoverer of the cloning technology。 Con is shocked and horrified one day when her consciousness wakes up 18 months in the future as her clone， which can only mean that her original self h Not a bad read for anyone who likes books set in the future， stories about clones， or stories with a lot of twists and turns。 This book is set in the late 2030’s in a time where human cloning is a reality， but not everyone agrees with it。 The main character， Con， was gifted a clone of herself by her aunt， the discoverer of the cloning technology。 Con is shocked and horrified one day when her consciousness wakes up 18 months in the future as her clone， which can only mean that her original self has died。 But how did she die， and why are people suddenly chasing her， trying to kill her？ I liked the realistic issues the author brought up about the societal impact cloning would have and the different situations that could arrive were the technology ever really invented。 I could definitely see this book being made into a movie as well。 Overall， an interesting read！ 。。。more
Lynda
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Best read in a very long timeI really don't write book reviews， because most I've read weren't worth my time。 That said， this one drew me in and kept me interested to the end。 Science fiction at it's best forges ahead into topics of wonder and ethics。 It is able to make you think and consider: Can this be far off？ If it comes to pass; is it right？If human cloning is in our future， then I can see our society reacting exactly as it has done in this book。 Constance keeps you entertained and makes y Best read in a very long timeI really don't write book reviews， because most I've read weren't worth my time。 That said， this one drew me in and kept me interested to the end。 Science fiction at it's best forges ahead into topics of wonder and ethics。 It is able to make you think and consider: Can this be far off？ If it comes to pass; is it right？If human cloning is in our future， then I can see our society reacting exactly as it has done in this book。 Constance keeps you entertained and makes you think。 That is good storytelling。 。。。more
Jenny Levine
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4。5 stars
Caro
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I had read Fitzsimmons debut novel so when this was offered as a First Read I picked it。 Interesting premise which I enjoyed。 Murder mystery kept guessing until the end。
Laurie Harrison
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Good readI have this book 5 stars because it was entertaining。 It had me from the first page to the last page。 It was a new twist that I had never read before。 I will definitely keep this author I my watch list for more books。 Well worth reading！
Gil
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Excellent Sci-fi thrillerWell thought out and developed sci-fi thriller。 The thought of conscious transfer to a clone and the never ending prejduice of the human race ring true today。
Michael Fronczak
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Closer to 2。5 stars， just for the idea。 But the execution was a bit off， and the writing was average。
Nick Adamson
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An interesting concept。 This is a clever idea well written。I'd not call it a real page turner， in places it felt a bit contrived。 But I did enjoy it and will probably give the sequel a try at some point。 An interesting concept。 This is a clever idea well written。I'd not call it a real page turner， in places it felt a bit contrived。 But I did enjoy it and will probably give the sequel a try at some point。 。。。more
Erich Becker
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Very engaging book and tries hard to be unique in a world were works like Altered Carbon and Recoil exist。 What can you do uniquely with a book about clones and switching bodies these days？ The added political intrigue is good， although the parallels to present day are a bit on the nose in a few places， and the book in the early 30-numbered chapters really starts to drag the reader along a bit where you just want to know what is happening， and when a twist comes， its not hard to see it coming， b Very engaging book and tries hard to be unique in a world were works like Altered Carbon and Recoil exist。 What can you do uniquely with a book about clones and switching bodies these days？ The added political intrigue is good， although the parallels to present day are a bit on the nose in a few places， and the book in the early 30-numbered chapters really starts to drag the reader along a bit where you just want to know what is happening， and when a twist comes， its not hard to see it coming， but at the same time is satisfying。A great book， leaving the ending a bit open-ended allows for a possible future installment， which I would welcome more to read in this universe。 。。。more
Lathe Of Heaven
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Clever， mildly Sci Fi Crime/Thriller， nicely written with some really good twists and turns。 Also a very good Mystery。 Recommended！
Ladyreadalot
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4。5 stars！Another successful story by FitzSimmons， this tale is very thought provoking and illustrates how greed often overrides introspective analysis of the impact of scientific discoveries on human-kind。 Instead， with unlimited profits to be made， the bio-technology is unleashed and becomes yet another societal class bomb-with the privilege of the uber rich pitted against the norm， not to mention the whole weird morality factor。 The protagonist， Con， struggling young musician， has been "given 4。5 stars！Another successful story by FitzSimmons， this tale is very thought provoking and illustrates how greed often overrides introspective analysis of the impact of scientific discoveries on human-kind。 Instead， with unlimited profits to be made， the bio-technology is unleashed and becomes yet another societal class bomb-with the privilege of the uber rich pitted against the norm， not to mention the whole weird morality factor。 The protagonist， Con， struggling young musician， has been "given" a clone by her Aunt， who created the science and biology for uploading memories and consciousness into a computer。 The "consciousness" is stored for download to their clone in the event of the original person's death。 Con must visit the facility once per month for a upload refresh to keep her memories recent， and if she misses more than 90 days， her clone and account is suspended， as there are numerous problems with a memory lag of more than 30 days。 But instead of waking up after her 6 hour upload， she wakes up and finds she is a clone with a memory lag of 18 months。 She is confused， but understands her life is in danger and manages to survive， with some help from dubious other characters。 She must find out what happened during her missing 18 months and it leads her to unexpected places and circumstances。I love that she is small but mighty。 She is street smart and doesn't trust。 As the story moves along， I just liked her more and more。 The story is told from her point of view， and Fitzsimmons is able to capture her confusion and emotion allowing the reader to be fully along for the ride。FitzSimmons covers many aspects of modern society， from the anti-clone hate groups with leaders riding the "cause" to their advantage， to greedy corporate leaders， and finally， to a brilliant but arrogant and self-centered scientist， who trashes morality for the possibilities of immortality。 It was complex but relatable and for sci-fi nerds like me， mostly believable。 I loved the action， the intrigue， the suspense， and the twists and turns that were never boring。 The end was satisfying with a door open to another book in the series。 In the end， I loved Con's decisions and her ability to value quality over quantity in life。 I am looking forward to the next installment。 。。。more
TC Rittenhouse
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Interesting book that looked into the implications of cloning， and talks about the good and the bad。 Con "wakes" up with 18 months missing。。。。the story revolves around her trying to figure out what happened。With the open ending， I was gratified to see that this is going to be a new series。I got this as part of the Amazon Early Read for August。 Interesting book that looked into the implications of cloning， and talks about the good and the bad。 Con "wakes" up with 18 months missing。。。。the story revolves around her trying to figure out what happened。With the open ending， I was gratified to see that this is going to be a new series。I got this as part of the Amazon Early Read for August。 。。。more
Nita
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Started out ok……。The premise was interesting at first。 The ending， not so much。 Even though this is sci-fi， the ending was way too convoluted。
Rich Buickerood
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Quite an interesting readThis novel is quite a departure from the author ‘s normal Gibson Vaughn writings。 It took a very captivating look at the idea of human clones and the associated challenges therein。 It seems like science fiction today， but…。。
Debbie
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This book is a great combination of science fiction， mystery and questions about what makes us human。 I will definitely read the second book。
MATTHEW
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MeanderingMeandering plot with needless twists and complications。 Cloning introduced a lot of difficulties with understanding characters personalities and motivations。 Particularly the naming conventions
Mikayla Cregan
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Great readI am not an avid reader and finished this book in less than a week。 I can see this being an exciting movie plot。
James Schoen
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How could someone solve their own murder？ Impossible， right？ But what if you were murdered and your clone was trying to solve your murder？ Hence the premise of Constance。 This book had me from the beginning and swept me away with just that premise alone。 Throw in the philosophical debate about cloning and if someone is murdered and that someone has a clone， is it really murder？ I so enjoyed this book， thinking back， I believe this has been my favorite read of 2021 so far。 As a card-carrying form How could someone solve their own murder？ Impossible， right？ But what if you were murdered and your clone was trying to solve your murder？ Hence the premise of Constance。 This book had me from the beginning and swept me away with just that premise alone。 Throw in the philosophical debate about cloning and if someone is murdered and that someone has a clone， is it really murder？ I so enjoyed this book， thinking back， I believe this has been my favorite read of 2021 so far。 As a card-carrying former member of a rock band for several decades， I especially enjoyed the nostalgic musical references and the depiction of rock band life thrown in to embellish the story。 As the story unfolds， more and more clones are revealed until the mystery is finally resolved and Constance had found her answers。 I see there is a second book to be published next year and I'm already waiting in line。 。。。more
Katie （katieladyreads）
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sci-fi thriller about cloning？ SIGN ME UP。 This was edge of your seat， what is going to happen next， BIG TWISTS （that I did see coming but still enjoyed） WOW。 Highly recommend for fans of Blake Crouch。
Alexa
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Haven't read a sci-fi book in quite a while。 This one had twists I wasn't expecting and made me think hard about what it is to be human and the role science plays in it Haven't read a sci-fi book in quite a while。 This one had twists I wasn't expecting and made me think hard about what it is to be human and the role science plays in it 。。。more
Dana Monson
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