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Lab Rat

A character conditioned, socialized, and physically modified solely for experimental or scientific purposes.

The existential dread of being a manufactured being, stripped of autonomy and identity, yet possessing an undeniable spark of selfhood. It's the visceral fight for personhood against overwhelming, dehumanizing forces.

Books

The Terminal ManMichael Crichton
BorneJeff VanderMeer
The Echo WifeSarah Gailey
Anna to the Infinite PowerMildred Ames
Annie BotSierra Greer
Monster Hunter NemesisLarry Correia
The Only OnesCarola Dibbell
The Eyes of HeisenbergFrank Herbert
Santa OliviaJacqueline Carey
Lust: or No Harm DoneGeoff Ryman
Limit of visionLinda Nagata
A Darkness in My SoulDean Koontz
ChimeraWill Shetterly
Brave new girlRachel Vincent
The colonyJillian Weise
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
KallocainKarin Boye
The TeryF. Paul Wilson
RevolutionaryKrista McGee
The Brain MachineGeorge O. Smith
BetaRachel Cohn
Gor SagaMaureen Duffy
DefektNino Cipri
Slave PlanetLaurence M. Janifer

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