User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
spares- Plural of spare
Verb
spares- third-person singular of spare
Extensive Definition
Spares is a novel by Michael
Marshall Smith first published in 1996, it was the
follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut Only
Forward.
Set in a futuristic fantasy world, with the first
person narration of Jack Randall an ex cop and Gap war veteran. As
in his other works, the narration is funny and readable, while you
are conveyed through a series of disturbing and horrific scenes.
Jack has been working as a caretaker in an isolated "Farm" hiding
away from the world he has abandoned. The Farm is a place where
clones (Spares) of the mega-rich and powerful are kept as the
ultimate insurance policy - you lose an eye, ear or limb, you can
get a replacement from your Spare. However when Jack starts to
interact with the Spares he realises that they could have lives for
themselves, so when one of them is due to be mutilated for the
benefit of her double, Jack must go on the run with the Spares and
confront the past of pain, loss, and addiction he has been hiding
from.
Dreamworks
purchased the film rights for Spares but a film was never
made.