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[rivkat]

Quick query on behalf of my dad, before I post the last bit of Eight Crazy Nights. He writes:

I once (within the past decade) read a "science fiction" novel -- I guess that's the genre -- in which an important plot theme was this:  A person needing money sold a small body part, and prospered, but also found the sale altruistically satisfying.  So, part by part, he sold off major body parts, to the point where he was reduced to a torso and head carried around by his close friend.  In the end, a recipient of one of the body parts invents a technique for perfectly replacing lost body parts, so the donor is at the book's end restored to a full complement of body parts, mostly "artificial."  Now, here's the question:  Have you a clue about how to identify the novel?  I googled "science fiction plots donation body parts" and didn't get anything useful in the first four or five screens.  Is there a listserv/blog to which I might submit an inquiry?  Any other thoughts?

Can anyone help?

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[franzeska]

Ask the people at The Other Change of Hobbit bookstore. They have a web form where you can plead for help figuring out what a given book is. They're really good too! Also, they'll try to find a copy for you, even if it's old and out of print.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I'll see if it works.