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The Struggle In James Patrick Kelly's Soulcatcher

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Klery, of James Patrick Kelly 's "Soulcatcher", aims to get her sister-clone, Janary, back from her abductor, xeni-Harvel Asher. She was tasked to do so by her family, and has set up her art gallery as a ruse to lure Asher to her. However, though she dutifully goes about discreetly spreading rumors about her wares, she also feels as though shes wasted her life, and has contemplated giving herself up to the soulcatcher rug--she 's been so caught up, so focused in getting Janary back and getting her revenge, that she 's restricted herself from intrapersonal relationships, often cutting herself off from a person if she feels if she 's getting too attached, as she 's done for a multitude of romantic relationships with men. The protagonist of

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