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    Survivalcraft 2

    Survivalcraft 2

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    What's new in the 2.1 update: - Play with up to 3 friends using split screen - Gamepads support -...

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    In the 16th century, Russia began to expand eastwards to develop the vast expanses of Siberia. This...

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David McK (3883 KP) rated Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) in Books

May 18, 2025  
Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
Edward Ashton | 2022
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Ship of Theseus.

A given (any) football team.

Triggers Broom. (from Only Fools and Horses)

And now this

They're all pretty much the same question: at what point does a given object become something different, when it's components are all gradually replaced over time?

I remember seeing a trailer for the movie based on this (said movie: Mickey 17) back in the early parts of 2025 and, whilst I thought it looked intriguing, never really felt like it was one I *had* to watch.

I've heard said movies gets bad reviews.

This, however, seemed to get good reviews and, when I saw it on sale on Kindle for something like 99pence, thought I might as well give it a shot.

I did enjoy it, which is mostly told from the snarky point of view of Mickey 7 himself: an expendable on a remote colony, whose job it is to do all those tricky nasty things that lead to his death, before being cloned with all of his memories intact - or, that is, all of his memories up to the point of his last 'upload'.

Believing that is what has happened on his latest mission, a new body is cloned: Mickey8, with memories up until about a fortnight before latest mission.

But Mickey7 survives and makes it back to base, where he then has to keep the fact that there are two of him about secret as this form of self-duplication is a serious no-no ...
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2633 KP) rated City of Fortune in Books

Dec 8, 2022  
City of Fortune
City of Fortune
Victoria Thompson | 2022 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Racing to Pull off a Con
Elizabeth Bates is accompanying her new husband, Gideon, to the race track. One of his clients wants Elizabeth’s help in making his daughter, Irene Nolan, fit for society, which is funny since Elizabeth is still learning how to fit in herself. The day of horse racing doesn’t go the way the Nolan’s had planned however, when neither of their horses do well. But as Elizabeth gets to know Irene, Elizabeth realizes that Irene needs more help than fitting into society. In fact, Elizabeth’s skills as a conwoman might prove to be extremely helpful. Can she come up with a way to solve Irene’s real problems?

Obviously, this is more a caper than the typical mysteries I read, and I enjoyed the change of pace. I did feel the plot could have used an additional twist or two and some personal stakes for Elizabeth to truly draw me in, but I still really enjoyed it. And there are a couple of twists, one I didn’t see coming. The characters are strong. Elizabeth and Gideon are great lead characters, and we continue to get to know them well as we see the story unfold from both of their points of view. There are some funny moments that come from the characters including one line that really made me laugh. The 1919 setting is brought to life wonderfully as well. This is a fun addition to a fun series.