Electric Forest

US: Astra Publishing House, 2019. Paperback. Good. Now available in a redesigned edition, Tanith Lee's sci-fi classic of a wom an's quest for acceptance through the transfer of her consciousness to an a rtificial body. In the futuristic world of Indigo, reproduction is controlled by the govern ment, guaranteeing that every baby is happy, healthy, and beautiful. But mi stakes happen, and a rare few babies are accidentally born biologically, li ke Magdala Cled. Because of her natural-born features, Magdala is an outcast in society-aban doned at birth, abused in the orphanage she grew up in, and branded with th e cruel name "Ugly." But Magdala's world turns upside down when she's appro ached by Claudio Loro, a wealthy scientist who has created a beautiful arti ficial body. When he offers to transfer Magdala's consciousness into the bo dy, she cannot refuse the priceless opportunity for a new, beautiful life. However, unbeknownst to her, Claudio has crafted her new body to resemble Christophine del Jan, his rival scientist and former lover. Now Magdala must impersonate Christophine to infiltrate high society, court Claudio's advances, and decide whose side she is truly on-all while maintaining her real body lest it die...and she die with it.