


The government manipulates the fabricants’ intellect and consciousness so that they obey every routine and command without any semblance of original thought.

Somni-451 is a fabricant, a type of clone designed to supply cheap labor. The fifth story, “An Orison of Somni-451,” occurs some years in the future in a dystopian state called Nea So Copros. While the individual stories differ significantly in topic and character, they stress the deep connection and shared history of mankind. Cloud Atlas, a 2004 novel by David Mitchell, weaves six interconnected storylines that span several centuries and continents.
