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1970s short story about a famous hunter who is cloned and will die after three days?
Looking for scifi title about android who wakes up with no memory, but must kill his human double. If he fails, another takes his place. 1960's?Anyone remember a Golden Era pulp mag short story about a sentient(?) implantable computer named Manche?Looking for author - IASFM late 1980s - first contact short storyShort story about a house built in 4 dimensionsShort story about a magician who is in a dream within a dreamStory where a painting reflects actual factsNeed help identifying scifi short story about boy getting lost after unknowingly boarding a spacecraftLooking for a series of books, collection of short horror stories from the 70s or 80sCreepy YA short story about children living in walls to hide from a monstrous manShort story about a dwarf hidden in a robot suit, who needs more air to breatheOld sci fi short. Alien constantly evolves to combat an ex marine on Earth
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As I remember it, the protagonist is looking inside his window late at night at himself inside his house/apartment. Only over the course of the story does he realize that he is a clone created to kill some animal (possibly alien).
The plot of this short story likely served for the inspiration for 'The Sixth Day' with Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
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As I remember it, the protagonist is looking inside his window late at night at himself inside his house/apartment. Only over the course of the story does he realize that he is a clone created to kill some animal (possibly alien).
The plot of this short story likely served for the inspiration for 'The Sixth Day' with Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
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As I remember it, the protagonist is looking inside his window late at night at himself inside his house/apartment. Only over the course of the story does he realize that he is a clone created to kill some animal (possibly alien).
The plot of this short story likely served for the inspiration for 'The Sixth Day' with Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
story-identification short-stories
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As I remember it, the protagonist is looking inside his window late at night at himself inside his house/apartment. Only over the course of the story does he realize that he is a clone created to kill some animal (possibly alien).
The plot of this short story likely served for the inspiration for 'The Sixth Day' with Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
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This sounds like an Outer Limits episode called "The Duplicate Man". (Clone created to kill an alien animal, doesn't know he's a clone at first, I think I even remember the window part).
It was based on "Good Night, Mister James", a novelette by Clifford Simak, available at the Internet Archive.
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
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Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
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This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
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This sounds like an Outer Limits episode called "The Duplicate Man". (Clone created to kill an alien animal, doesn't know he's a clone at first, I think I even remember the window part).
It was based on "Good Night, Mister James", a novelette by Clifford Simak, available at the Internet Archive.
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
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Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
5 hours ago
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This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
– John R
5 hours ago
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This sounds like an Outer Limits episode called "The Duplicate Man". (Clone created to kill an alien animal, doesn't know he's a clone at first, I think I even remember the window part).
It was based on "Good Night, Mister James", a novelette by Clifford Simak, available at the Internet Archive.
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
5 hours ago
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Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
5 hours ago
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This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
– John R
5 hours ago
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This sounds like an Outer Limits episode called "The Duplicate Man". (Clone created to kill an alien animal, doesn't know he's a clone at first, I think I even remember the window part).
It was based on "Good Night, Mister James", a novelette by Clifford Simak, available at the Internet Archive.
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This sounds like an Outer Limits episode called "The Duplicate Man". (Clone created to kill an alien animal, doesn't know he's a clone at first, I think I even remember the window part).
It was based on "Good Night, Mister James", a novelette by Clifford Simak, available at the Internet Archive.
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
5 hours ago
2
Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
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This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
– John R
5 hours ago
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
5 hours ago
2
Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
5 hours ago
1
This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
– John R
5 hours ago
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Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
5 hours ago
Agree about "Mr. James". Great ending.
– Organic Marble
5 hours ago
2
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Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
5 hours ago
Yes, that was going to be my answer. However, seeing as the OP wrote "short story", not "television show", it seems likely that he was thinking of the original short story, not the adaptation.. "Good Night, Mr. James" was also the (unaccepted) answer to this old question. The story is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
5 hours ago
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1
This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
– John R
5 hours ago
This was definitely the story I was thinking of, I had no idea it was also an Outer Limits episode, I will check that out!
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