{"id":31,"date":"2004-08-21T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2004-08-21T00:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/?p=31"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:02:39","slug":"kil_n_people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/2004\/08\/21\/kil_n_people\/","title":{"rendered":"Kil’n People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve just finished reading Kil’n People<\/a>, A Future Thriller<\/em>, by David Brin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Al Morris is a private investigator. Actually he’s lots of private investigators. For he lives in a world of disposable clones, a world of dittos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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It’s a great book\u00a0about a society that is so different yet similar to many others. It r<\/span>eminded me of his\u00a0Glory Season, in\u00a0which women naturally clone themselves, creating a slow-changing society. At over 600 pages, it is a good read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve just finished reading Kil’n People, A Future Thriller, by David Brin. Al Morris is a private investigator. Actually he’s lots of private investigators. 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