Difference between revisions of "The Original"

|collaborators=[[Wikipedia: Mary Robinette Kowal| Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Wikipedia: Julia Whelan| Julia Whelan]]

''In the near future, humans choose life - for a price. Injectable [[nanite]] technology is the lifeblood that flows through every individual wishing to experience the world through the lens of their own theme. While death from mortal wounds is still possible, life is made easier in a socially liberated society where automation and income equality allow passion pursuits to flourish over traditional work. [[Renewal stations]] are provided to every law-abiding citizen for weekly check-ins, which issue life-sustaining repairs in exchange for personal privacy. But what becomes of those who check out, of those who dare to resist immortality and risk being edited under the gaze of an identity-extracting government surveillance system?''

''When [[Holly Winseed (Provisional Replica)|Holly Winseed]] wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents wastes no time stating their objective. With intent to infiltrate and defeat the terrorist group [[ICON]], the agents tell Holly that she is now a [[Provisional Replica]] and has one week to hunt down and kill her [[Holly Winseed (Original)|Original]] for the murder of her husband, [[Jonathan Gentry|Jonathan]]. If she succeeds, she’ll assume her Original’s place in society. If she fails, her life will end. Holly’s progress is monitored by an assigned contact that feeds her information as she confronts the blank, robotic world around her, discovering that others view life through the theme of their own choosing.''