Found: SciFi: man repeatedly killed & reborn in a cloned body.

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Found: SciFi: man repeatedly killed & reborn in a cloned body.

1mallary
Edited: Dec 11, 2023, 10:27 am

Most likely a short story - but not sure.

A man keeps being killed and being reborn in a cloned body. His memories are restored as well but only as of his latest neural backup which of course doesn't include any memories of his murder. This part is similar to Katie Williams My Murder

The main character wants to stop his killer. He is renowned composer/conductor but in the future, the most prized entertainment events are not composed of simply music but instead of a combo of music and weather (technology has advanced to the point that even local weather can be completely controlled).

In the end the main character is conducting and he is confronted by his killer(s) who turn out to be previous imperfect clones of himself.

2dukedom_enough
Dec 11, 2023, 5:50 pm

"The Phantom of Kansas", a novelette by John Varley, fits the description.

3spaceowl
Edited: Dec 12, 2023, 9:53 am

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4mallary
Dec 12, 2023, 11:44 am

Thank you Dukedom_enough - that's what I was looking for!

5eclbates
Dec 12, 2023, 3:03 pm

6dukedom_enough
Dec 13, 2023, 9:52 am

>4 mallary: Glad I could help!

7bnielsen
Dec 14, 2023, 6:21 am

The plot of repeated dying is also at the heart of Rogue Moon