Half Brain
Mo Bai
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- Reincarnation Series
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Half-Brain is a science fiction suspense novel by Mo Bai, the third installment in the "Cycle Series" that continues the worldbuilding of Infinite Cycle and Time Wheel. Completed on January 15, 2021, the book comprises 325 chapters and approximately 815,900 words. The story centers on a "consciousness synchronization experiment": the protagonist is both a researcher and a core participant, using a pod and a control panel to perform consciousness jumps and alter memories, experiencing consciousness stripping, multiple identity shifts, and exploration of embedded spaces as time repeatedly rewinds. The narrative is linked by time-loop units such as "Back to Yesterday" and "People in the Cycle," with the virtual and the real permeating each other and true and false identities becoming confused; characters gradually awaken within the cycles, and their perception of time quietly changes. Beyond its suspense-driven progression, the work repeatedly probes propositions such as "eternity" and "restart." In the finale, the ultimate purpose of the experiment's third phase surfaces—"to create civilization"—and the protagonist chooses to remain in the altered world while another rational "I" continues to advance the research, an open ending that leaves room for multiple interpretations. This volume is the third book in the series.Editor's review
如果你读过《无限轮回》和《时轮》，会知道陌白擅长把「设定」写成「困局」。《半脑》把舞台收缩到一间舱室、一块控制板：意识可以被同步，记忆可以被改写，昨天可以重来——但每一次重来都要付出代价。八十余万字、三百多章的篇幅里，作者用一个个时间循环单元把读者拖进真假难辨的处境，你很难判断眼前这个人是同伴、是复制品，还是自己。适合喜欢烧脑设定、乐意反复回看线索的读者；结尾那句「创造文明」的揭示，也把整部系列的世界观抬高了一层。需要提醒的是，本书为网络连载作品，节奏偏向单元推进，前段铺垫较密，请给设定一点耐心。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢科幻悬疑、时间循环与身份谜题设定的读者
- 读过《无限轮回》《时轮》，想补完「轮回系列」的老读者
- 能接受单元式叙事、愿意反复回看线索的推理爱好者
- 对意识、记忆、虚拟现实等议题感兴趣的科幻迷
Not a good fit for
- 偏好线性叙事、希望故事一气呵成的读者
- 不愿处理复杂设定与名词、追求轻松阅读的读者
- 对开放式结局和哲学命题讨论兴趣不大的读者
Reading tips
- 建议先读《无限轮回》《时轮》，再进入本作，世界观衔接会更顺。
- 前段设定密集，可随手记下时间节点与人物身份，便于后文对照。
- 把每个循环单元当作独立谜题来读，留意重复出现的物件与对话。
- 读到大结局后不妨回看开头几章，很多伏笔在「重启」之后才成立。
FAQ
《半脑》是独立故事还是要先读前作？
它是「轮回系列」第三部，延续《无限轮回》《时轮》的世界观设定。单独阅读可以读懂主线，但先读前两部，对轮回机制与部分设定的理解会更顺畅。这本书的篇幅和连载情况如何？
全书共325章、约81.59万字，2021年1月15日在百度小说完本，属于已完结的网络长篇。有正式出版的纸质书吗？
目前未见可靠资料显示《半脑》有正式出版的中文纸质版本，网络流传的多为读者整理的校对版电子文本，ISBN 等信息暂无。结局是开放式的吗？
原著结局带有明显的开放式处理：主角发现研究第三步的终极目的是「创造文明」，自己留在被改变的世界，另一个理性的「我」继续研究，留白较多。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Mo Bai AuthorMo Bai is an author about whom limited public information is available; existing sources do not specify nationality or dates of birth and death. Five works by Mo Bai are collected in the library. Judging from their subject matter, Mo Bai's writing spans mystery and science fiction. Representative works such as Corpse Does Not Speak, Infinite Reincarnation, and Half-Brain all unfold in the overlapping territory of mystery and science fiction, while Report to His Highness: My Lady Mother Keeps Wanting to Remarry shows the author's attempt in the direction of women's fiction. The works commonly appear in categories including premium fiction, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, men's fiction, futuristic science fiction, and women's fiction, indicating that Mo Bai writes for different readerships and is not confined to a single genre. Overall, Mo Bai is a creator with considerable range in subject matter and a focus on suspense and imagination.