Unfortunately Berto had already notified Marshall of his demise and when he arrives in his room, he finds Mickey8 lying in his bunk. When Mickey7 accidentally falls into a cavern while out on a mission for the colony commander, Hieronymous Marshall (a Natalist who would like nothing more than an excuse to do away with him completely), he agrees with his lover, Nasha (the colony’s second pilot) and Berto that a rescue attempt would be too dangerous and risk too many resources and readies himself for yet another death.Īgainst the odds though he survives and heads back to the colony dome. Niflheim is an icy world populated by hostile, insect-like creatures who the colonists call Creepers. It’s unheard of for someone to actually volunteer for the job, but then few people are as motivated as Mickey and he figures it can’t possibly be that bad …Ĩ years later and Mickey is already on his 7th iteration. As a result, Expendables tend to be convicts conscripted into serving. They also face the social perils of being an Expendable – the Natalists (a religious sect) outright despise them for not having souls, others just aren’t comfortable hanging around clones, and then there are others who see them as a thrill, a chance to have sex with the unusual. If an Expendable is unlucky, then their memories are backed up while they are dying so that it can learn the lessons of their death and avoid them in future. If an Expendable dies, then a clone of them (completely with the backed up memories of the previous version) is created, ready to start afresh. The only role for someone with Mickey’s extremely limited skill set is as an Expendable.Įxpendables are disposable humans, used whenever a task arises that is too dangerous for anyone else and where it would be too expensive to use a machine. But despite the dangers associated with colonising new worlds, competition for spots on the Drakkar is fierce and go to the best of the best. When Mickey’s boredom leads to some heavy gambling funded by a notorious gangster who brutally demonstrates what he’s willing to do to get his money back, Mickey realises that he has to get off Midgard quickly. He has a passion for history and in an ideal world would be an academic, but when everyone has ocular devices giving them access to all the information on every subject they could never need, academics aren’t needed.īored with his life, he mostly hangs out with his best friend Berto Gomez, an academic genius and world-famous champion pog-ball player who got a coveted spot as a pilot on Midgard’s very first colony ship the Drakkar, which is set to head out to a world called Niflheim. Mickey Barnes was born and grew up on Midgard, a colony built by the Union on a stable planet with a reasonable climate orbiting a red giant where everyone has a place to live and enough money from the government to keep them comfortable. Mankind has escaped the Earth and spread across the universe in a series of colonies known as the Diaspora, some successful, some incredibly (and inevitably fatally) unsuccessful. I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. You can order MICKEY7 by Edward Ashton from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or UK. Thanks to Rebellion Publishing for the review copy of this book. MICKEY7 by Edward Ashton will be released in the United States on 15th February 2022 and in the United Kingdom on 17th February 2022. When he goes missing and is presumed dead at the hands of deadly indigenous creatures, Mickey8 reports for duty, and their troubles really begin. Mickey signed on to escape from bad debts and boredom on Midgard.Īfter six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal … and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Whenever there’s a mission that’s too dangerous – even suicidal – the crew turns to Mickey. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonise the ice world Niflheim.
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