Merrie DeStefano works as a freelance writer/editor for Walter Foster Publishing. She used to edit the magazines Victorian Homes, Cottages & Bungalows, and Romantic Homes. She has also worked for Focus on the Family, The Word For Today, and PJS Publications (now Primedia). She lives in Southern California with her husband. Besides reading speculative fiction, she loves to camp in the mountains, walk on the beach, watch old movies, and listen to alternative music. Learn more at 
Set in the New Orleans of the future, Afterlife gives us a chilling look at what humanity might become if we developed the technology to transcend death. The Fresh Start company uses clones and memory “downloading” to resurrect anyone with the money to pay for the privilege, up to a total of nine lives. But as we quickly learn, there are so many things that simply weren’t thought out before the technology was unveiled.
The hero, Chaz Domingue, is a scion of the family that founded Fresh Start,
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I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.
COMMENT Was I hinting that? I wasn't aware of it. But now that you mention it.... 🤔
So it sounds like you're hinting Fox may have had three or so different incomplete stories that he stitched together,…
It's hardly a private conversation, Becky. You're welcome to add your 2 cents anytime!