So I randomly picked up this book called Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter and holy shit, where has this been hiding?
Basically it's about a generation ship mission but the entire crew are clones. Same people, different generations, going on this centuries-long journey to check out some weird star. Each clone is supposed to be an exact copy doing the exact same job their original did.
But it's not really about space or the mission or whatever. It's about whether you can escape being a copy of someone else. Like if you're genetically identical to someone, are you doomed to make the same choices?
I kept thinking about how much I loved Project Hail Mary and The Expanse books, and don't get me wrong those are great, but this felt deeper somehow? Like Hail Mary is fun as hell but it's very surface level. This book actually sat with me for days after.
The whole thing is told in these time jumps where you follow different clones across the generations and somehow it all just works.
Anyway there are apparently two more books in the series, so am gonna try them out. If you like space stuff that's more about the people than the science, this book will work for you..
Has anyone else here read it or am I alone in this?
by HistoryGloomy4131