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Premise labels used: clone assassination, celebrity clones, identity crisis, selfhood, free will, existential dilemma, publicity stunt, near-future technology

Themes labels used: identity, individuality, self-determination, free will, humanity, morality, celebrity culture, fame, purpose, consciousness, self-acceptance, agency, nature versus nurture, loneliness, ethics of cloning

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Ringer

Lauren Oliver · 2017 · Replica

Two separated girls navigate cloning fallout, hidden dangers, and identity questions in a dual-track sci-fi sequel.

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Premise labels: human cloning · identity crisis · ethical dilemma · on the run · mistaken identity · search for a cure · outsider status · escape from institution

Themes labels: humanity · identity · selfhood · personhood · bioethics · cloning ethics · rights and dignity · individual rights vs collective good · belonging · freedom · human experimentation · memory and origin · trust · morality of science · family · love · survival · acceptance

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Kiln People

David Brin · 2002

A future PI uses short-lived copies of himself to solve a cloning crime that opens into a deeper mystery.

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Premise labels: temporary duplicates · consciousness transfer · private investigator · illegal copying · identity crisis · soul imprinting · memory upload · one-day bodies · societal transformation · future cloning economy

Themes labels: identity · individuality · selfhood · human nature · souls · memory · personhood · morality of cloning · privacy · class · prejudice · responsibility · free will · transcendence · godhood · ethics of technology · social change · cheating/fidelity · mortality

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The Original

Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal · 2020

A cloned woman must hunt her original in four days while uncovering the truth behind a murder and her reality.

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Premise labels: clone hunt · identity crisis · self versus self · memory loss · murder investigation · government surveillance · immortality cost · replica mission · truth seeking · forced replacement

Themes labels: identity · morality · reality · privacy · surveillance · immortality · authenticity · free will · selfhood · guilt · choice · humanity · technology and society · self-delusion

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Chance

Matthew FitzSimmons · 2023 · Constance

A wealthy young clone wakes accused of murder and races to uncover the truth about his memory gaps and family trauma.

Why this is here

Premise labels: human cloning · memory loss · murder accusation · self-investigation · wealth inequality · daredevil stunts · rich clone

Themes labels: identity · memory · personhood · ethics of cloning · class inequality · wealth privilege · technology misuse · grief · trauma · free will · morality · justice · immortality

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The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002 · Matteo Alacran

A cloned boy raised as property in a drug lord’s future borderland must confront what makes him human.

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Premise labels: clone identity · human cloning · organ donor · coming of age · human rights · dehumanization · escape

Themes labels: humanity · identity · nature versus nurture · free will · individuality · self-determination · prejudice · slavery · power · corruption · dehumanization · human rights · belonging · acceptance · loyalty · morality · ethics of cloning · survival · compassion · empathy · immortality · addiction · sacrifice · predestination

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Constance

Matthew FitzSimmons · 2021 · Constance

A woman wakes as her clone with missing memories and must solve her own murder in a near-future cloning conspiracy.

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Premise labels: human cloning · memory upload · identity crisis · own murder · clone investigation · immortality tech · rich-only access · personhood dispute · clone rights · conspiracy

Themes labels: identity · personhood · human rights · ethics of cloning · immortality · memory and self · consciousness · grief · survivor guilt · discrimination · class inequality · race and identity · morality · religion and science · law and technology · consequences of progress

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The Echo Wife

Sarah Gailey · 2021

A cloning scientist finds her husband has replaced her with a better, obedient copy—then the dead body forces both wives to cooperate.

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Premise labels: human cloning · cloned spouse · identity swap · marital betrayal · ethical dilemma · body double · pregnant clone · cover-up

Themes labels: cloning ethics · human personhood · agency · identity · autonomy · free will · women's autonomy · misogyny · toxic masculinity · abuse cycle · trauma · motherhood · childbearing conflict · family dysfunction · marriage · ownership · consent · science morality · nature vs nurture · selfhood · replacement · violence · revenge · career vs family

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Mindbreaker

Kate Dylan · 2023 · Mindwalker

A cult-raised teen accepts a corporate cure, only to wake in a robot body and uncover a conspiracy about identity and control.

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Premise labels: mind upload · robot body · identity crisis · body autonomy · corporate control · anti-tech cult · experimental technology · terminal illness · save or betray · corporate conspiracy · humanity question · memory gaps · hidden agenda · escape and expose

Themes labels: identity · humanity · agency · autonomy · bodily autonomy · consent · free will · corporate greed · capitalism · ethics · technology · religion · faith crisis · indoctrination · control · power · exploitative systems · selfhood · memory · morality · rebellion · resistance · classism · healthcare · social commentary

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The Twin Paradox

Charles Wachter · 2020

Cloned teen geniuses are sent to a secret Texas research zone where time runs wildly fast and everything begins to go wrong.

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Premise labels: human cloning · time manipulation · secret facility · government experiment · scientific supremacy · genius clones · nature versus nurture · race against time · survival ordeal · corporate conspiracy · espionage · biological experiment

Themes labels: nature versus nurture · self-acceptance · self-confidence · free will · determinism · ethics of science · greed and power · identity · moral responsibility · scientific hubris · control · evolution

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The Punch Escrow

Tal M. Klein · 2017

In a corporate-run 2147, a teleportation accident leaves one man duplicated and hunted, forcing him to question identity and survival.

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Premise labels: teleportation · duplicate identity · corporate secrecy · AI work · marriage strain · run from powerful organization · religious opposition to technology · existential crisis

Themes labels: identity · what makes a person · ethics of technology · humanity · corporate power · religious conflict · selfhood · marriage · truth and secrecy · moral responsibility · scientific advancement · existential crisis · choice and agency

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Replica

Lauren Oliver · 2016 · Replica

Two teens on opposite sides of a secret cloning conspiracy uncover truths that can only be seen together.

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Premise labels: cloning · human experimentation · secret facility · identity crisis · family secrets · escape · answers quest · split journey

Themes labels: identity · individuality · humanity · nature vs nurture · choice · agency · ethics · morality · freedom · self-discovery · belonging · body image · conspiracy · what makes a person human · science and ethics

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The Pretenders

Rebecca Hanover · 2019 · The Similars

At Darkwood, Emma faces clone secrets, rival boys with the same face, and a dangerous revenge scheme.

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Premise labels: clone mystery · identity crisis · love triangle · revenge plot · secret identity · clone rights · human cloning · anti-clone conflict · school conspiracy · rescue mission

Themes labels: identity · self-discovery · belonging · human rights · personhood · ethics of cloning · differences and acceptance · revenge · loyalty · truth and secrets · memory · choice · family · prejudice · love and sacrifice

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