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Doppelganger Kindle Edition

by Christopher Holliday (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Biosoft. Organic programming that hijacks the victims' minds, turning them into anything from a docile plaything to an emotionless assassin. Paul Coulter is an expert in detecting Doppelgangers, and was the closest agent to tracking their source. In a world of Megacorporations and intrigue, the stakes are death or virtual immortality. Can he be persuaded to continue an investigation that almost killed him?

Doppelganger, another installment in Christopher Holliday's near-future short story series, with elements reminiscent of Joan Vinge's Catspaw, explores a world where cyborgs–indistinguishable from flesh-and-blood human beings–have the potential to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting public and the elite agency trying to police radical new technology.

This science fiction mystery novelette originally appeared in Leading Edge magazine.

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23 pages
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English
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October 27, 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0179ZA4E0
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 27, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2664 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 23 pages

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Christopher Holliday was abducted from his home in Southern California at a young age and raised by wolves in small town New England. He spent the better part of high school writing stories in spiral notebooks, finished his first two novels shortly after graduation, and wisely shelved them.

An award winning author, he writes character driven stories with genre wide ideas. His publishing credits include dozens of science fiction short stories in magazines and anthologies, as well as mainstream stories in college and literary presses.

Holliday is the creator of Marketlist.com, the first digital market resource for writers. He has been a script and screenplay editor and story consultant, while continuing to write genre short stories and two novels in progress.

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Sarah M.

Interesting and fast paced

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015

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I'm amazed by how much this novelette consumed my interest despite being a shorter length than books I typically read. This really speaks to the skill the author has in providing such an evocative experience in a more concise format. I am definitely a fan of skipping excessive descriptions of backgrounds and characters, as unfortunately happens in many 500+ page sci-fi books. It begins to feel like the mystery has been taken from the reader if everything is painstakingly spelled out. Instead, Doppleganger was blunt and fast-paced, with carefully selected details that helped the reader to understand the type of society, politics, and people in Coulter's world. As you may imagine, the pace of this novelette meant that there were frequent twists and turns, and each page held some new revelation. The society felt very dystopian, and the details shared about the government, corporate power and politics were very bleak and thought-provoking. I really liked the chemistry between Coulter and a certain lady, but it's also refreshing for that to not take up the whole plot. I find it very satisfying to get to a conclusion to this story in one sitting, but I'd love to find out what's next to come for Coulter.

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Les B.

Intriguing and well written

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020

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This is a well written short story that disguises the unexpected ending like until the final pages. Holliday is a word craftsman who uses his talent to paint mental pictures as the story moves through the plot. The second of his books I've read and like the first, did not disappoint.

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Patricia

Love his work

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016

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I'm really enjoying these short works of fiction by Christopher Holliday. The writing is exceptional - unlike a lot of Kindle books and particularly the shorter stories, and the character development is internal and focused on providing the action necessary to move the story forward. Lots of great dialogue and just the right amount of descriptive detail language allow your imagination to fill in where necessary. If you're looking for a fun afternoon read, any of his stories will definitely satisfy.

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jenyffercom

Great storyline!

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015

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I liked it!

I liked the ambiance the story played, it had a yearning mystery that i liked, I would have liked more of the doppel descriptions, because to me i found them very fascinating...i kept pausing to wonder on so many factors of how the end would play out, and was pleased with how it ended. This is the sort of story that would be a awesome as a movie!

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016

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This is a very interesting story with a surprise ending!

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