“Gartorix” by Yulia Idlis is an exhilarating science-fiction thriller about consciousness transfer and the problems of eternal life. In 2241, immortality turned from an unreachable dream into a feasible procedure. Thanks to the Transfer, any person can leave their earthly body and move their consciousness to the mysterious planet Gartorix. Now the body—though not human—becomes just a vessel that can be replaced by transferring the consciousness into a new form. And a “number,” a unique biochemical code that makes Transfer real, allows people to win in the Lottery, which the entire planet watches via live broadcasts. But can immortality free a person from the tyranny of their own essence? A good question…