GoKawiilNature Futures publishes sci-fi short story 'Rebody' exploring soldier reprinting in war
Nature's Futures section has published a short story titled 'Rebody,' told through a soldier's recorded log entries to a loved one during an interplanetary war. The narrative follows the soldier across multiple days of combat, describing repeated deaths and 'reprinting' into new bodies via technology from the fictional Obelisk Corporation. The piece uses the diary format to explore themes of mortality, memory and the psychological toll of body-swapping in warfare.
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As a work of speculative fiction rather than a news report, the story invites readers to consider ethical and emotional questions around mind transfer and expendable bodies in future conflict, a recurring theme in science fiction discourse. Its appearance in a scientific journal's fiction slot suggests Nature continues to use short fiction to engage readers with technological and ethical speculation. The repeated 'reprinting' device could be read as commentary on how technology might blunt or distort human experiences of risk and loss.
- 'Rebody' is a short science fiction story published in Nature's Futures series.
- The story uses a log-entry format addressed to a loved one to depict a soldier fighting in an interplanetary war.
- Central to the plot is 'reprinting'—a fictional technology allowing soldiers to be revived in new bodies after death.
Source: nature.com — Fomley, 2026-10-23
Published there as: “Rebody”
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