I received an ARC ebook for free from BookSirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I really liked the atmosphere and story in the New Humans book. It’s a well-built opening to the trilogy Disposable Bodies. The author, Botond Markovics, decided to give us in the very first pages a chronological list of events which have happened to humanity in the past, and then he jumps into the main plot. 

The story takes place in the 2300’s. There are abandoned people from Earth who were killed during a solar flare. The only thing remaining are digital copies of their consciousness. They found a way to print new bodies for themselves and want to live again as immortals. But they also want basic income worth all their missing years. As this would bankrupt the Solar System, there are many political discussions in this book. These new humans also want to introduce their technology for free to anybody who’d like to join them.

The main protagonist, Vireni, is trying to arrest a very powerful and popular man (let’s say, a hero of long years), but from the first chapter, it goes in very different directions. The story changes to political manipulation and gaining impact in interesting space organizations. Loyalty gets a lot of shifting, and you'll not know who's right and who’s wrong at the end of the book.

I really enjoyed the vibe and worldbuilding in this book. Small living spaces inside the asteroids, Libra Justice Organization, the successfully terraformed moons of the gas giants, huge astropolises, Lagrange Geneocracy, etc.

This book reminded me of the Westworld series. What makes us human? Is it our consciousness and personality? Is the body just a vehicle for our minds? And how to take care of all the new humans we've convinced to change?

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book a lot and already bought the second one, as I really would like to know what's next after the disturbing ending. It kind of turned from a political sci-fi drama to a horror story. Let’s see what other books in the series will bring.