You Can Do What You Want Forever

Because I had picked this up thinking "oh the novel that Mickey 17 was based on okay I want to read that."

But then looking at the cover, my eyes go

"Mickey 17" (assuming that is the title of the book)

But then

"Inspired by the novel from Edward Ashton" subheading "Mickey 7"

Gave me pause.

Is this novel "Mickey 17", inspired by a different original novel? Is this "Mickey 7" inspired by the novel Mickey 17 which the movie is based on- a prequel, perhaps?

I really had thought I had picked up either a sequel or spinoff or "novelization of the movie (the movie was based on a different novel)", because on the cover, it only says "Inspired by the novel from Edward Ashton" and no actual author name for THIS book, so I was SO confused.

And I'd wrap like 4 books at a time before writing the description, and in that time, I'd read the description like

Just the effort and the artistry that went into animate movies