Kiln People by David Brin
Thirteen people attended this discussion with another emailing comments. Eleven people started the book and 8 finished it. Everyone had read something by Brin before.
In this future people can duplicate themselves into clay “golems” that retain thoughts and memories of their original. These duplicates can go out into the world for a day and work, play, commit crimes, etc., then go home and unload the day’s memories for the owner to enjoy or discard. The novel starts out with a hard-boiled detective framework, as Albert Morris, PI, is spinning off duplicates to