★★★☆☆
(SF Drama; Zephyr) Phillipa Song tries to convince a dying aristocrat that the mind-transfer technology he wants to use is really a fraud. (5,932 words; Time: 19m)
"Each Cell a Throne," by Gregor Hartmann [bio] (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in Interzone issue 285, published on January 15, 2020 by TTA Press.
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Pro: It does a very good job of summarizing the best arguments against mind transfer. However, for a dying man, I can see how it might seem to be worth trying anyway.
After all their arguing, it was sweet that he remembered her at the end with that anonymous gift.
Con: I had trouble identifying with either character. Philippa’s motive of caring for her brain-dead mother seemed entirely unworthy to me, and some super rich guy who plans to perpetuate himself wasn’t exactly whom I wanted to root for either.
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Pro: It does a very good job of summarizing the best arguments against mind transfer. However, for a dying man, I can see how it might seem to be worth trying anyway.
After all their arguing, it was sweet that he remembered her at the end with that anonymous gift.
Con: I had trouble identifying with either character. Philippa’s motive of caring for her brain-dead mother seemed entirely unworthy to me, and some super rich guy who plans to perpetuate himself wasn’t exactly whom I wanted to root for either.
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Gregor Hartmann Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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