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Violence
Some
Deaths and resurrections; some violence in the colony setting; nothing graphic
Language
Some
Moderate adult language; witty first-person voice
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The philosophical weight of being disposable; questions of identity when copies exist
What this book is about
Mickey Barnes is an Expendable—a colonist who is printed fresh when he dies, with most of his memories intact, to do the dangerous jobs no one else will do. Edward Ashton's funny, thoughtful sci-fi novel explores identity, consciousness, and what it means to be a person when there are several of you.
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