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"In the wake of a highly contagious virus, California is under quarantine. Sequestered in high rise towers, the living can't go out, but the dead can come in--and they come in all forms, from sad rolling cans to manufactured bodies that can pass for human. Wealthy participants in the 'companionship' program choose to upload their consciousness before dying, so they can stay in the custody of their families. The less fortunate are rented out to strangers upon their death, but all companions become the intellectual property of Metis Corporation, creating a new class of people-- a command-driven product-class without legal rights or true free will."--Provided by publisher.
About the author
Katie M. Flynn is a writer, editor, and educator based in San Francisco. Her short fiction has appeared in the
San Francisco Chronicle,
Tin House, and
Tor, among other publications. She has been awarded
Colorado Review’s Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction, a fellowship from the San Francisco Writers Grotto, and the Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing. Katie holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and an MA in geography from UCLA. Her first novel,
The Companions, was published in 2020. Follow her on Instagram @Katie_M_Flynn or visit her website KatieMFlynn.com.
