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Mindscan

by Robert J. Sawyer


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This hard SF novel by Robert J. Sawyer is a fresh exploration of a consistently compelling science fiction trope: if it were possible to copy someone's mind, what would identity and humanity mean? To avoid being felled by the congenital condition that made his father a vegetable, Jake avails himself of a new technology that duplicates his mind into a state-of-the-art mechanical body. The original, human Jake accepts exile on the moon, while android Jake takes over the former's possessions and finds romance with Karen, the android version of a popular fantasy author. Unfortunately, the lovers discover that their previous, organic selves are not as easily discarded and forgotten as they had hoped.

Editions of Mindscan

9780765311078
ISBN

Binding/Format

Hardcover
Publisher

St Martins Pr
Date

2005
Price

$1.00
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9780765349750
ISBN

Binding/Format

Paperback
Publisher

Tor Books
Date

2005
Price

$2.65
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Publisher Notes

Transplanting his consciousness into an android body in order to escape death, Jake Sullivan finds himself falling in love with the android Karen, who is being sued by her son for his inheritance, a situation that is further complicated when Jake's biological body takes hostages and demands its mind back. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Reprint.

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"[A] good story that is a new meditation on an old sf theme."

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