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Soul Essence

Post-mortem identity persistence and material-psychic binding where the immaterial consciousness or lingering emotional energy of a deceased entity anchors directly to localized physical remains or specific keepsake artifacts.

The chill of a loved one's lingering presence clinging to their favorite chair, or the hum of a departed hero's sword resonating with their final battle. It's the tangible echo of a soul, a ghost made manifest in dust and memory.

Books

Doctor SleepStephen King
SolarisStanislaw Lem
The Emperor's SoulBrandon Sanderson
ExcessionIain M. Banks
Secondhand SoulsChristopher Moore
Grave SightCharlaine Harris
Expiration DateTim Powers
The Ballad of Beta-2Samuel R. Delany
MEMBethany C. Morrow
The RigRoger Levy
To Live AgainRobert Silverberg
WraythPhilippa Ballantine
The will and the wildsCharlie N. Holmberg
A Dream of IceGillian Anderson
Broken SoulsStephen Blackmoore
Still the SunCharlie N. Holmberg
Strange bodiesMarcel Theroux
Fallen hostLyda Morehouse
Re-CoilJ. T. Nicholas
Blood of the DemonDiana Rowland
Rose/HouseArkady Martine
The Rod of LightBarrington J. Bayley
Solomon's StoneL. Sprague de Camp
NecroTekJonathan Maberry
Waking HellAl Robertson
Donn's ShadowCaryn Larrinaga
SoulminderTimothy Zahn
ShinobiCole Gibsen
SoulmatchRebecca Danzenbaker
LightbreakerMark Teppo
Second LivesP. D. Cacek
Soul SearchingStephen Embleton
RevivedTerry W. Ervin, II
The Ghost JobGreg van Eekhout
The EssenceDave Hutchinson
UnascendedAmy Griswold
The ReturnGarfield Reeves-Stevens
The Long MirageDavid R. George III
Honour GuardDan Abnett
FindersMelissa Scott
GravelightMarion Zimmer Bradley
Brainz, Inc.Ron Goulart
Hate MachineStephen Blackmoore
Empire of DeathDavid Bishop

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