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Mickey7

A Novel

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Mickey7

By: Edward Ashton
Narrated by: John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin
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*Soon to be the major motion picture Mickey17*

The Martian meets Dark Matter in Edward Ashton's high concept science fiction thriller, in which 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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

*Soon to be the major motion picture Mickey17*

©2022 Edward Ashton (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

"The audio narration for Marshall was fantastic–very ‘Full Metal Jacket drill Sgt.’"—FanFi Addict

"Narrated by John Pirhalla and Katharine Chin, the story was brilliantly performed and the personalities of the characters came through in the voicework."—The Bibliosanctum

"Mickey7 is a unique blend of thought-provoking sci-fi concepts, farcical relationship drama and exotic body horror. Edward Ashton keeps it all grounded via a protagonist who experiences the wonders of interstellar travel and alien contact while literally having the worst job in the universe. The result is alternately amusing, intriguing and horrifying, with each chapter seeming to engage a different part of your brain."—Jason Pargin, New York Times bestselling author

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Loved it

Such a good listen. I can’t wait for the next book to see what happens next.

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Entertaining, a little slow at times.

I liked the story and the performance was mostly good. It was a little slow and not really captivating.

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Put it on to sleep and the could not

loved this story whole heartedly, i genuinely thought i was going to sleep to it. i stayed up all night laughing and listening to this.

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not much

OK but not special. kind of predictable and not really thought provoking. decent time killer I guess.

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great underdog story

Both the story and mc are thoughtfully optimistic, to a degree that sometimes feels a bit rose tinted, but also realistic enough to feel genuine. And a humble mc is a necessary foil for the arrogance of the story's crew and humanity in general.

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wishes it were the Martian

similar tone, language, disaster in space...this book is kind of like Martian fanfic. still fun, but nothing all that exciting.

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Wonderful story

This is a fantastic story. Great characters and wonderful narration. Great original idea with original plot.

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Can’t wait for the movie

Indeed the book was easy to follow and entertaining I highly recommend the book and follow the sequel antimatter blues

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Great premise, mediocre book

The premise is awesome, and the story started well, establishing an interesting existential concept and a conflict right off the bat. But then the middle 80% of the story are essentially nothing, and it’s hard to really “like” Mickey, or any of the characters. The ending is a little unsatisfying and leaves a lot to be desired. Really looking forward to seeing what Bong Joon Ho does with the concept in his upcoming Mickey 17 film.

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Good, basic story 

Overall a good story, well read, and interesting characters.
Nothing, outstanding or groundbreaking, but a fun quick listen.

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