If you like hard sci-fi I'd recommend reading Zendegi by Greg Egan. One of the main plot-lines is about a father creating a digital version of himself to leave

If you like hard sci-fi I'd recommend reading Zendegi by Greg Egan. One of the main plot-lines is about a father creating a digital version of himself to leave for his son when he dies. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendegi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendegi - http://www.gregegan.net/ZENDEGI/ZENDEGI.html http://www.gregegan.net/ZENDEGI/ZENDEGI.html