This link goes to a very short (only a few paragraphs long) story written by kennric as part of a project he’s doing to write 52 original short stories in 52 weeks, one story per week for a year.
This story is number 17 in the project, and it’s called Legacy. It’s a meditation on transhumanism and uploading and what it means to be a copy, and it’s quite beautiful. aclaro, figmentj, datan0de, femetal…I think you guys in particular will enjoy it. Thanks to zaiah for the link.
Warning: Reading this story made me cry.
Brilliant. Very Gibsonesque. Kudos to your friend…
Brilliant. Very Gibsonesque. Kudos to your friend…
It made me cry, too. A really lovely piece of fiction.
It made me cry, too. A really lovely piece of fiction.
That was lovely. I particularly liked the acknowledgment that the flower had to be imperfect to be perfect, if that makes sense. Great imagery all around.
If anyone is interested in a longer SF work where this idea is . . .well, not explored thoroughly but definitely something that comes to mind, try Scalzi’s Old Man’s War.
That was lovely. I particularly liked the acknowledgment that the flower had to be imperfect to be perfect, if that makes sense. Great imagery all around.
If anyone is interested in a longer SF work where this idea is . . .well, not explored thoroughly but definitely something that comes to mind, try Scalzi’s Old Man’s War.
Belated thanks for linking to this, it really was beautiful (and worth having left the tab open for a couple of weeks!)
Belated thanks for linking to this, it really was beautiful (and worth having left the tab open for a couple of weeks!)