Soul Descent - Fixed

“I want my original body,” she said.

" This is the definitive historical text on the subject. Plotinus investigates whether the descent is a "fall" due to a mistake or a necessary "missionary expedition" to bring order to the physical world. You can find a detailed introduction and commentary by Barrie Fleet and Andrew Smith or read a summary of his Ennead IV.8 via Cambridge Core The Ethics of Descent in Plotinus soul descent

Of course. She’d signed the waiver. In the event of death, all biological remains shall be terminated to prevent consciousness duplication. She’d thought it was a formality. People didn’t actually die on training exercises. “I want my original body,” she said

She gasped on a steel table, her new lungs raw as sandpaper. Above her, a halo of diagnostic drones whirred, their blue light painting sterile white walls. She tried to sit up, but her body— this body—refused to obey. Too heavy. Too slow. As if her consciousness had been poured into a suit of wet clay. You can find a detailed introduction and commentary

Still, for a debut fantasy novel, it takes risks that most mainstream books won't. If you like your fantasy dark, psychological, and a little bit philosophical, give this a try.