Mickey7
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Summary
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。
That is， if he can just keep from dying for good。
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。
That is， if he can just keep from dying for good。
Reviews
Lel
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I listened to this on Audible and really liked the narration and the way that the humor came across。 This was a great story with some good character。 I loved the serious questions that were addressed in this book and the way that they were handled。 Very entertaining。
Jonas Short
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One of the best books I’ve recently read。 Adventurous， romantic， philosophical， and fun all at the same time！ A human Ship of Theseus helping settle a distant world for the descendants of Earth refugees， battling bureaucracy and prejudice to prevent genocide （and his own death！）。 A good time， if a bit predictable and unoriginal at points。
Christy Foley
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I did not like the protagonist at all - they were trying to be smarmy and sarcastic and smart but fell flat at every turn - I like the idea and I tried to look the story but the lead just ruined it。 :（
Edwin
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I’ve only read this because of the movie that Bong Joon Ho is making and I already know is gonna be better than the book。 The writing wasn’t very good。 Kinda cringe at times。 The story was very disappointed。 I expected a lot more from this premise。 It feel like a lot of potential was wasted。
Jose
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Good story about immortality， colonies and mankind Mankind's stupidity。。。Nice well fleshed out world and concepts。 It's funny and enjoyable。 There's a sequel， so I'm going to follow and see how bad it will ruin the concepts started here。。。。 Good story about immortality， colonies and mankind Mankind's stupidity。。。Nice well fleshed out world and concepts。 It's funny and enjoyable。 There's a sequel， so I'm going to follow and see how bad it will ruin the concepts started here。。。。 。。。more
Ella
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Eka kirja jonka luin sitten tyyliin 2014 💀 Helppolukuinen， helppo pysyy juonen perässä， helppo muistaa hahmot ja pisti miettimään！ Jee suosittelen lukuharrastuksen alottamiseen 🥰 Luin alkuperäiskielellä。
Jim Drury
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If you like The Murderbot Diaries or the Bobiverse series ， this is for you 。
Rich Hammett
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A very engaging book essentially playing through the transporter dilemma。 Very well done， engaging characters， interesting plot。 I didn’t completely buy the way the story resolved， but it was satisfying in a space opera way。 There were a couple of unbelievable points （but you have to know some physics） and a couple of dei ex machina， but they didn’t take me out of the story。 Enjoyable ride， with an optional philosophical contemplation of the transporter problem and the Ship of Theseus paradox。
Violet
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The first half of the book is five stars， easily。 I loved it almost as much as I loved the first Murderbot book （which is saying a lot）。 However， the last half， especially the last third， is a great disappointment。 Primarily， it never formulates。 The momentum and gist of the story just drops off， fragments and dissolves into a half-hearted mishmash。 Oh well。 It happens。 A lot of writers have trouble with the last third。 It’s a shame though， especially here。 This could have been a real five star The first half of the book is five stars， easily。 I loved it almost as much as I loved the first Murderbot book （which is saying a lot）。 However， the last half， especially the last third， is a great disappointment。 Primarily， it never formulates。 The momentum and gist of the story just drops off， fragments and dissolves into a half-hearted mishmash。 Oh well。 It happens。 A lot of writers have trouble with the last third。 It’s a shame though， especially here。 This could have been a real five star banger that gets re-read with gluttonous glee。 Now， I guess I’ll just savor the good parts （and try to daydream a better ending on my own）。 。。。more
Nancy
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Creative story built around an interesting dilemma。 Thoroughly enjoyed the trip to the new world with Mickey7。
Keith
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Too dark to contemplate， so quit after 20 pages。 Death gets more real as you get older。
John B
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Entertaining - a bit too procedural - ending a bit of a let down
Stewart Tame
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Full disclosure: I won a free copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 Mickey7 is attached to the expedition attempting to colonize Niflheim as an Expendable。 That means he is given the tasks that could very well prove fatal。 The "7" attached to his name is the number of times this has happened already in the course of the mission。 As the book opens， he's doing perimeter reconnaissance and falls through a crust of ice into a deep crevasse。 Retrieval is deemed too risky， and he is left for dead Full disclosure: I won a free copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 Mickey7 is attached to the expedition attempting to colonize Niflheim as an Expendable。 That means he is given the tasks that could very well prove fatal。 The "7" attached to his name is the number of times this has happened already in the course of the mission。 As the book opens， he's doing perimeter reconnaissance and falls through a crust of ice into a deep crevasse。 Retrieval is deemed too risky， and he is left for dead。 But he not only survives， but manages to return to base as well … only to find Mickey8 already occupying his room。 Neither wants to sacrifice himself for the other， but in a closed environment with limited rations， it's only a matter of time before someone gets suspicious …I really liked this book。 I think I was expecting it to be more comedic than it turned out to be。 It has its darkly humorous moments， but it's more of a straightforward SF novel。 It's more Harry Harrison's Deathworld than Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy。 Mickey is a fine character， and the world he inhabits is an interesting one。 The cover promises that the book is， "Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture" （why are books never made into minor motion pictures？ Statistically speaking， it must be a possibility。） I'm certainly interested in seeing that。 There's also a teaser chapter for the seemingly inevitable sequel， Antimatter Blues。While I liked the book， I'm not sure how memorable it's going to be。 It was pleasant enough， but no more so than the average SF novel。 It didn't quite wow me in the way that some of them do。 I don't want to seem like I'm ragging on it too hard though。 It was light and fun and didn't overstay its welcome。 Books of that level of quality are always worth reading。 。。。more
Libby Winn
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I really loved this story。 I will say， it took a little bit to get me hooked， mostly because I was confused and waiting to get answers but once I did， wow！ Mickey is a hilarious narrator and the themes of this book are bigger than they appear at first glance。 I was really impressed with his explanations of the previous failed colonies and by the end of the book， I wanted more on the history on all of the colonies after “Old Earth”。 I’m excited to read Antimatter Blues from the same author！
ELK
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3。5/5 stars。 This gave me mixed vibes of Activation Degradation and Walking to Aldebaran， but a bit less likable。 I liked that names of colonies were inspired by the nine worlds from Norse mythology。 The premise was interesting， but I was expecting a different execution。
Trike
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Really well done colonizing the galaxy story。 I liked everything here: the characters， the worldbuilding， the storytelling， the plot… it all hums along like clockwork。 Despite the dangers and death and dismemberment （which there isn’t a lot of， just being afraid of it）， this feels like a lighter story， as if it were something from Larry Niven’s Known Space heyday。Definitely going to get the next one。
Oswego Public Library District
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Mickey Barnes is just a regular guy with regular problems until he’s forced into about the worst gig in the universe: immortality。 In his case， immortality just means that he’s expendable。 As humanity establishes beachhead colonies across space， he joins a mission as an Expendable， which means he gets all the dangerous and deadly jobs。 Whenever he dies， he gets a new bio-printed body with his downloaded personality and memories。 It doesn’t help that many of his fellow colonists consider him a so Mickey Barnes is just a regular guy with regular problems until he’s forced into about the worst gig in the universe: immortality。 In his case， immortality just means that he’s expendable。 As humanity establishes beachhead colonies across space， he joins a mission as an Expendable， which means he gets all the dangerous and deadly jobs。 Whenever he dies， he gets a new bio-printed body with his downloaded personality and memories。 It doesn’t help that many of his fellow colonists consider him a soulless abomination。 It definitely doesn’t help when he plummets into a deep hole on a planet teeming with hostile alien life， where they leave him for dead and promptly replace him with Mickey8。 Mickey is a personable character that delivers a conversational first-person narrative， which results in an easy and entertaining read。 Mickey’s situation establishes a compelling consideration of survival and death。 He also enjoys history， and the backstory of how humanity has spread across the universe is just as interesting as Mickey’s secret duplicate and his encounter with sentient life。 This thought-provoking and fun fast-paced romp wraps up with a clever ending。 -ADClick here to place a hold: Mickey7。For more sci-fi suspense about space colonization in the far future， try Semiosis by Sue Burke。 。。。more
Gillian
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My first impression is that it's a good standalone story， with enough potential for a sequel。 I would have loved this ten years ago， now I just like it。 The humor is good， but the snarkyness and overall feel is a bit too much for someone my age （30） I think。 That said， there were very interesting parts， with some good underlying themes （e。g。 humanity is a conquering cancer on the universe） and some great plot points that were foreshadowed in a good way， by which I mean I caught them right before My first impression is that it's a good standalone story， with enough potential for a sequel。 I would have loved this ten years ago， now I just like it。 The humor is good， but the snarkyness and overall feel is a bit too much for someone my age （30） I think。 That said， there were very interesting parts， with some good underlying themes （e。g。 humanity is a conquering cancer on the universe） and some great plot points that were foreshadowed in a good way， by which I mean I caught them right before they happened。 Mickey himself is a very relatable character and it's fun to see the Mickeys' interactions with the other characters， which reminds me to note that the dialogue is realistic and well written despite the level of snarkyness。 I'd say a 6。75 out of 10？ A 7 feels a bit generous but a 6。5 feels so low。 I'll be doing an in-depth review later， and I'll definitely watch the upcoming movie though。 Extended review， in Dutch， coming next week on www。fantasywereld。nl 。。。more
Alex Fox
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Some interesting characters in an otherwise fairly standard sci-fi setting。 It didn’t feel particularly fresh to read - though it did make me curious about how Bong Joon-ho will approach the adaption to film。
Nigel Roberts
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After the tomes of the Shardlake series， this was a refreshing change。A nice easy read， with humour and philosophy thrown in。
Leann N Hakala
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Wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy this， even though it seems to have the stuff I love。 Ended up as just a fun ride that was a blast to read！ Not the most clever/deep writing ever， I don't think， but breezy， entertaining sci-fi nonetheless。 Wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy this， even though it seems to have the stuff I love。 Ended up as just a fun ride that was a blast to read！ Not the most clever/deep writing ever， I don't think， but breezy， entertaining sci-fi nonetheless。 。。。more
Emily Greatorex
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I would definitely have sex with a clone of myself
Bailey Angell
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This was such a fun read！！ Such a light and fun sci-fi， I would definitely recommend to ppl who aren’t sci-fi readers。 It’s such a good story， with some really funny moments， while also questioning some existential crisis。
Andrea
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Mickey Barnes is just a regular guy with regular problems until he’s forced into about the worst gig in the universe: immortality。 In his case， immortality just means that he’s expendable。 As humanity establishes beachhead colonies across space， he joins a mission as an Expendable， which means he gets all the dangerous and deadly jobs。 Whenever he dies， he gets a new bio-printed body with his downloaded personality and memories。 It doesn’t help that many of his fellow colonists consider him a so Mickey Barnes is just a regular guy with regular problems until he’s forced into about the worst gig in the universe: immortality。 In his case， immortality just means that he’s expendable。 As humanity establishes beachhead colonies across space， he joins a mission as an Expendable， which means he gets all the dangerous and deadly jobs。 Whenever he dies， he gets a new bio-printed body with his downloaded personality and memories。 It doesn’t help that many of his fellow colonists consider him a soulless abomination。 It definitely doesn’t help when he plummets into a deep hole on a planet teeming with hostile alien life， where they leave him for dead and promptly replace him with Mickey8。 Mickey is a personable character that delivers a conversational first-person narrative， which results in an easy and entertaining read。 Mickey’s situation establishes a compelling consideration of survival and death。 He also enjoys history， and the backstory of how humanity has spread across the universe is just as interesting as Mickey’s secret duplicate and his encounter with sentient life。 This thought-provoking and fun fast-paced romp wraps up with a clever ending， and I’ll certainly read the sequel。 While I don’t think this is on par with Andy Weir， it’s great if you want something quick and amusing with a stimulating premise as its backbone。 。。。more
Sarah
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Very clever， fast-paced - definitely will make good TV/movies。 One of the things I appreciated the most about this was how Mickey7 is obsessed with reading about failed colonies。 This means that the author goes into all these other small stories and detours （like really good non-fiction does！） and keeps the pacing interesting。 It gave a little bit more depth to what could have just been a shallow （but fun） take on terraforming colonies。I， of course， didn't like （mild spoilers） the sexual content Very clever， fast-paced - definitely will make good TV/movies。 One of the things I appreciated the most about this was how Mickey7 is obsessed with reading about failed colonies。 This means that the author goes into all these other small stories and detours （like really good non-fiction does！） and keeps the pacing interesting。 It gave a little bit more depth to what could have just been a shallow （but fun） take on terraforming colonies。I， of course， didn't like （mild spoilers） the sexual content。 It isn't explicit at all， but I can see how they might make it more graphic in a visual version of this story。 A fun sci-fi read for fans of the genre。 。。。more
Alexis Bywater
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Pretty cute
Jasmine
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Okay， so。 I just just finished this book and the second one is on its way to me。Its。。。。fine？ Honestly， I was really into the premise of this book but I feel like it did not go the way I expected it at all。 The majority of the novel is set within the confines of the colony's dome and you rarely get to see the alien 'creepers' more than a handful of times until maybe the last 50 pages where it really picks up。 Mickey himself as a character is kind of stupid。 That or its just weak plot-writing。 Ess Okay， so。 I just just finished this book and the second one is on its way to me。Its。。。。fine？ Honestly， I was really into the premise of this book but I feel like it did not go the way I expected it at all。 The majority of the novel is set within the confines of the colony's dome and you rarely get to see the alien 'creepers' more than a handful of times until maybe the last 50 pages where it really picks up。 Mickey himself as a character is kind of stupid。 That or its just weak plot-writing。 Essentially he's a clone （which is very taboo in this world， so NO ONE can find out， right？） and at some point both him and his double decide to just wander around the compound doing their own things （his double goes to work and Seven just。。。fucks around in the caf？？） and hope no-one figures anything out？ Like， just have one of you stay in your damn room！Like there's literally a scene where his GF messages him that she's coming over so instead of being like 'No， I'll come to you'， they just send one of the clones out to wander around？ Luckily enough though Mickey happens to be a historian and that brings about the best parts of this book: those sections that delve into the various details of this worlds history and context。 They were the only parts with any sophistication（？） which is kind of what I was expecting。 Like， this book wasn't clever enough to be funny and wasn't smart enough to be complex， so where does that leave us？ （And yes， before you ask， there is indeed a （view spoiler）[selfcest threesome with his GF （hide spoiler）]， and even that was nothing special。）Anyways I picked this book up because I'd heard Bong Joon-ho was adapting it into a film and now that I've read the source material I really wonder what he's going to do with it。 Being familiar with his work， I doubt it'll stay too close to the source material。 Not ragging on this book， it think it did have a good moments， and I wonder where the sequel will go。 。。。more
Hannah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An interesting concept， boringly executed。 Mickey does a whole lot of talking to himself （both actually to himself and to Eight） and not a lot else after the initial action and closing action。 For a space adventure survival story set on an alien planet inhabited by giant sentient bugs， I was begging it to move along for at least 70% of the book。 There’s some commentary on the future of humanity mixed into the narrative but nothing that hasn’t already been said a million times before。 The actual An interesting concept， boringly executed。 Mickey does a whole lot of talking to himself （both actually to himself and to Eight） and not a lot else after the initial action and closing action。 For a space adventure survival story set on an alien planet inhabited by giant sentient bugs， I was begging it to move along for at least 70% of the book。 There’s some commentary on the future of humanity mixed into the narrative but nothing that hasn’t already been said a million times before。 The actual first person narration of this story was pretty enjoyable。 I don’t usually like first person， but Mickey is relatable， funny， and down to earth （Midgard？）。 I never felt separated from the story like I do with most first person pov books and Mickey’s stream of consciousness felt genuine and lifelike。 Unfortunately he is the only character I liked in the entire story。 Everyone else felt flat and lifeless， like they were only created to have one emotion or personality trait each。 The ending felt rushed and a little too unbelievable and I really wished we’d gotten more info on the Creepers at any point in the story， especially after finding out they’re intelligent。 Overall， not an entirely bad read， but definitely not a great one either。 。。。more
Alex Todd Anderson
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A protein slurry of fun science fiction and sexual experimentation。
Ian Pickford
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Few books make you laugh out loud。 This one did。 Reminiscent of Moon in places， but loved how the back story unfolded using different timelines。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot give my personal opinion on books。 However， "Mickey7" is a novel by Edward Ashton。 It is a science fiction and thriller novel that follows Mickey， who wakes up to find himself in a strange laboratory， where he discovers that he is a clone of a genius and is on the run from the people who created him。 The novel explores themes of identity， cloning， and the future of technology。 If you are a fan of science fiction and thriller novels， you may enjoy "Mickey7。"
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences， but I can provide some general information regarding the book "Mickey7"。 "Mickey7" is a science fiction novel written by Edward Ashton and published in 2019。 The book revolves around a character named Mickey， who， after being resurrected in a laboratory as a clone， finds himself in a dystopian world dominated by a handful of corporations。 Using his remarkable abilities to hack and manipulate the technology around him， Mickey sets out on a mission to take down the corporations and establish a more just society。 The book has received positive reviews from critics， who lauded its fast-paced plot， world-building， and well-crafted characters。 It has been described as a thought-provoking and engaging read for fans of science fiction and dystopian fiction。 Overall， "Mickey7" appears to be a book worth checking out for fans of the genre。
tpg2
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Sorry， as an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences or opinions。 However， I can tell you that 'Mickey7' is a science fiction novel written by Edward Ashton， published in 2019。 The story follows Mickey， a smart-mouthed， homeless teenager who has an unusual ability to travel through parallel universes。 As he navigates between the different versions of reality， he discovers a sinister plot to destroy all the universes， and he must find a way to stop it before it's too late。 It has received positive reviews for its fast-paced action， witty dialogue， and engaging characters。
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