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The Replication Game
Eight strangers wake up trapped in a house, the participants of a sinister social experiment. Seven of them are humans, but one is an android—a ‘Humarion’, lifelike and indistinguishable from the other participants in every conceivable way. Their goal: identify who among them is the Humarion and destroy it.
Could the android be the taciturn carpenter? The eccentric professor? The unpredictable convict? As each stranger tries to prove their humanity, tensions will rise and secrets will be exposed, until the curtain is ultimately drawn back on the true nature of the competition.
Just one “Any human deaths that occur over the course of the game are, regrettably, final.”
Let the game begin.
Could the android be the taciturn carpenter? The eccentric professor? The unpredictable convict? As each stranger tries to prove their humanity, tensions will rise and secrets will be exposed, until the curtain is ultimately drawn back on the true nature of the competition.
Just one “Any human deaths that occur over the course of the game are, regrettably, final.”
Let the game begin.
293 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 28, 2021
About the author
Cedric Tan
3 booksCedric Tan is a fantasy and sci-fi author from the Philippines and a fellow of the 13th IYAS National Writers Workshop. His short stories have been published in various anthologies and publications such as the Philippines Graphic and Philippine Speculative Fiction.
His debut novel, "The Replication Game" was published in 2021, and his second novel "The Hotel Titania", in 2026.
His debut novel, "The Replication Game" was published in 2021, and his second novel "The Hotel Titania", in 2026.
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March 15, 2024
The Replication Game is an intense, thought-provoking thriller which constantly has the reader on the edge of their seat.
The set-up is straightforward: eight strangers are locked inside a house, with one android hidden among them. Their goal as a group is to identify the android and destroy it.
Of course, things are never that simple, and soon the house becomes the setting for flaring tensions, insightful conversations, deceptive strategies, and more. Each character's backstory is also slowly revealed, and as each interact with one another, hidden layers and motivations are brought to light.
The book is well-paced, with plenty of action and drama interspersed with quiet moments of conversation. The result is a narrative heavy with both intrigue and tension that propel the story forward.
And while it's the main mystery that's constantly on the reader's mind -- just who is the android hidden among them? -- The Replication Game also offers a complex, compelling cast and enough thought-provoking questions that will have readers eager for more.
The set-up is straightforward: eight strangers are locked inside a house, with one android hidden among them. Their goal as a group is to identify the android and destroy it.
Of course, things are never that simple, and soon the house becomes the setting for flaring tensions, insightful conversations, deceptive strategies, and more. Each character's backstory is also slowly revealed, and as each interact with one another, hidden layers and motivations are brought to light.
The book is well-paced, with plenty of action and drama interspersed with quiet moments of conversation. The result is a narrative heavy with both intrigue and tension that propel the story forward.
And while it's the main mystery that's constantly on the reader's mind -- just who is the android hidden among them? -- The Replication Game also offers a complex, compelling cast and enough thought-provoking questions that will have readers eager for more.
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