Clan by Realm Lovejoy
336 pages
Published: 11/12/13
Clans are Unity.
No variation. No deviation.
On Clades, to be a Clan is to be an exact copy. A perfect society cloning themselves to survive, even as the zombielike Frags threaten to overrun them on an unforgiving planet.
Clan 1672 (privately known as Twain) was never supposed to survive the Incubation Tank. But he did. Illegally. He is different from the other Clans.
A secret that could destroy him.
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Review
My Rating ~ 4 bites out of 5
1672
otherwise known as Twain has been locked inside the house for 17 years. He
can’t even look out the window. He doesn’t realize he shouldn’t even exist,
that his Father, Twigg, has been up to some hinky stuff while doing his job
ensuring the health and welfare of the Clan. Clan are supposed to be clones of
Father Khume, the only survivor of the Frag invasion on Clag. In 50 years there
are nearly 6,000 copies of him, but not all of them are exact.
This
book boggles my mind in many ways. First, there is the fact that one man has
cloned himself over and over until he has 6,000 copies of himself. That is just
plain creepy. Next, Twain has been inside the same building for 17 yrs and
hasn’t even been allowed to look out a window. I’d be climbing the walls. Then
even though society says they are all about Unity and they are from the same
person there are a lot of differences between the clones. Nature vs Nurture
seems to play a large part in how they don’t act the same as I would expect. I
guess Father Khume has a lot of faces, some of them popping up in clones that
don’t have his experience in keeping them submerged and hidden. Khume’s
‘perfect society’ isn’t so perfect after all.
The
premise for this book is extremely interesting and it is very well-written. The
interaction between the clones was a surprise considering they didn’t act
exactly how I thought they would. The first part of the book went along pretty
smoothly, but the second half seemed a bit rushed. The ending was a surprise
though. I knew something wasn’t quite right about Khume’s story, but I didn’t
expect the explanation that was given.
Whoa. This is a pretty good sci-fi dystopian about clones and how, no
matter what kind of Rules or Laws there are, a human being is a complex
organism.
About the Author
Realm Lovejoy is an American writer and an artist. She grew up in both Washington State and the Japanese Alps of Nagano, Japan. Currently, she lives in Seattle and works as an artist in the video game industry. CLAN is her first book. You can find out more about her and her book at www.realmlovejoy.com
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Wow, sounds like a really interesting story. 6,000 copies of the same man? I'm curious about the surprising twist at the end!
ReplyDeleteI was like, "No way!" Then I made the Keanu Reeves sound, "Whoa..." :)
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for giving this one a try and reviewing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity Candace! I probably would never have spotted this book otherwise. :)
DeleteWonderful review, I have come across this now twice and the other review was similar to yours in how it made them feel.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kimba. :)
DeleteI have this book on my Kindle right now :D
ReplyDeleteI don't know when I'll get to it though, XD
I have that same problem with many books. lol
DeleteWow, this sounds interesting. I can't recall seeing anything about this book before, so I'm glad I saw it now. I'll have to add to my tbr.
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't seen the tour for it I'm not sure I would have spotted it. It's a different read for sure. :)
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