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Mindgames: Fool's Mate
A Science Fiction Novella by Neal L. Asher
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Military Science Fiction,
- Afterlife Fiction,
- Psychological Science Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Afterlife deathmatches run by mythic beings like Anubis and the Grim Reaper
- Existential action with warriors from every era battling for survival
- Stories where reality blurs and sanity is always in question
Jason Carroll, an ex SAS soldier and contract killer is convinced he will die in action. It is thus embarrassing when he is run over by a bus. It is even more embarrassing when he, and atheist, realises there is an afterlife… Resurrected on a huge flat plain, he is forced to play a deadly game. Moved as a pawn to the whim of the Gods in a fight to the death with warriors from all ages of earth's history. Killed again and again only to be resurrected. The General, the Grim Reaper and Anubis are some of the strange beings who direct this grisly entertainment. Is it real or only in his decaying mind. Who is the Clown? It there anywhere to escape to? To retain his sanity, he must believe there is an end; an escape; a purpose. A thought-provoking story leading to an action filled climax that challenges our accepted beliefs…
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