A dying woman in hospital opts to have a clone made to comfort her adult child. But there's something not quite right about the clone: it doesn't even get the joke about Pagliacci.

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About the AuthorGuan Un is an Australian-Chinese speculative fiction writer based in Sydney. His short fiction has been nominated for the Aurealis Award, featured in LeVar Burton Reads, It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton, the Locus Recommended Reading List, Year's Best Fantasy Vol 2 and People.com. His stories have been translated into Estonian and Portuguese. He is currently working on his first novel. An aspiring dumplingmancer, he lives with his family, a dog named after a tiger and too many things that have keyboards.
Title: The Next Closest Thing : A Tor Original
Author(s): Guan Un
ISBN: 9781250441768
Copyright 2026
Release Date: November 11, 2026
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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