Then he wakes from his latest restoration and is arrested for murder - but with no memory of who he has killed, or why. This wasn’t enough to stop his family disintegrating, and his brother from committing suicide, while Chance deals with his trauma by filming crazy stunts for his online fans, safe in the knowledge that if they don’t work, he can be reborn as another clone.

Set in LA a couple of decades into the future, this introduces Chance, a billionaire’s son who was murdered as a teenager in a kidnapping gone wrong, and brought back as a clone with his consciousness restored.

It’s still a clever twisty mystery which taunts the reader with the ethics of the cloning debate, without offering any definitive opinions either way. I’ll confess I enjoyed Constance more - partly because of the much more likeable main character, but also because that story was better paced, while this one took quite a while to get going and only really grabbed me towards the end. I’d listened to the audiobook ahead of reading this ARC, and think it’s crucial to have read that one first, as while the protagonists are different, much of the complex plot here won’t make sense without the background. Narration: an expert performance by Michael Crouch brought Chance to life I feel like he captured his personality perfectly.Ĭhance is the sequel to Constance, a futuristic thriller published in 2021, about how human cloning can go wrong when the technology is controlled by the wrong people. The writing style is sharp and precise, with vivid descriptions that bring the world to life.Chance is a clever and accomplished thriller that taunts readers with ethical issues and questions and keeps surprises coming. I found the characters well-developed and sympathetic and quickly became invested in their story. I recommend reading the first book in the series before reading Chance - some of the complex plot nuances won’t make sense without the background.įitzSimmons delivers a well-thought-out plot with many twists and turns that engaged me from beginning to end. While the concept of human cloning and amnesia plotlines are intriguing, the story takes a while to get going and can be confusing at times. With no memory of his past selves, Chance races against time to uncover the truth about Conway, his own life and death, and the tragic events that shattered his family. However, after his latest “refresh,” he wakes up to accusations of murdering a stranger named Lee Conway, whom he has never met before. Something snaps in him and he does suicidal feats (like jumping from a plane without a parachute) knowing he’ll wake up in a new clone body after the “death” of the old one.

Chance is a near-future thriller set in LA, where a billionaire’s son, Chance, is murdered as a teenager but brought back as a clone.

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