Mickey PrimeA Mickey7 Novel
Mickey7 (inspiration for the film Mickey 17) is back in Edward Ashton's latest novel in which a plague on Niflheim forces Mickey to return to his old job as an expendable.
Mickey Barnes is an ex-Expendable. For the past five years he’s spent his time tending tomatoes and cleaning out rabbit hutches instead of mucking around inside active reactor cores and getting dissected by creepers. When a sudden, virulent plague strikes the fledgling human colony on Niflheim, though, he’s forced to return to his old job. Mickey is pressed into duty as both a first responder and a lab rat, expected to die and be replaced as many times as necessary to find a cure.
Funny thing, though. Despite the best efforts of the colony’s medical team, Mickey seems to be the only person unable to contract the bug. As more and more colonists sicken and die and the colony spirals into panic, Command is forced to contemplate Reset―sterilizing the colony completely to eradicate the plague, then repopulating it with hundreds of stored embryos, to be raised under the watchful eye of a dozen freshly printed copies of Mickey Barnes.
No matter how bad things get, Mickey can’t let that happen. He has a daughter of his own now, and even if he has to die a hundred times in a hundred different ways, he’s determined to find a way to make sure that she survives.
It’s a lot, but after all, Mickey’s already died seven times. After that, how hard could this be?
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Edward Ashton
Edward Ashton is a storyteller whose work spans across the realms of science fiction and thrilling narratives that explore the darker corners of technology and humanity. Known for his ability to blend speculative fiction with gripping, page-turning plots, Ashton's books offer readers a fresh and thoughtful perspective on the future of humanity—both the awe-inspiring and the terrifying aspects.
Born and raised in the United States, Ashton’s early fascination with the unknown led him to the world of science fiction. As a reader, he gravitated toward stories that challenged perceptions of reality, those that twisted technology and human nature into something both brilliant and unsettling. This influence shines through in his own work, which often explores the potential consequences of unchecked scientific progress and the ethical dilemmas that arise in futuristic societies.
Mickey7
In the vast expanse of space, where survival means pushing the boundaries of human endurance and identity, the Mickey7 series explores the fragility of life, the weight of existence, and the consequences of unchecked technological ambition. Set in a future where humanity has set its sights on distant planets, this gripping sci-fi series follows Mickey, a seemingly expendable worker on an interplanetary mission. But when Mickey dies—and is promptly cloned to continue his hazardous tasks—it becomes clear that there's far more at stake than just the survival of one individual.
Mickey7 consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
