Robot Fiction

As the excitement from the last mystery the One and Onlys solved is starting to dwindle, Shanks, Peephole, and Paul worry that their town is back to being boring old Bellwood. But as plans for a shiny town makeover get underway, they realize that the "old Bellwood" is anything but. The glee over "New Bellwood" is palpable, and it's hard not to get swept away by the flashy new milkshake joint and other developments that are quickly making their small town unrecognizable. But the One and Onlys can't deny that something nefarious seems to be afoot.

Nikki, the Space Mowgli, has spent her early years on an uninhabited asteroid. Back in the human world, she’s being manhunted by some powerful enemies. Not only does she survive and get into an elite Lunar College, she also becomes a Queen! The only problem is that queens have even more enemies. On a trip to Mars, Nikki and her friend Jerry learn the truth about the death of Nikki’s parents, and narrowly escape death in a polar ice cave. “The Space Mowgli is extremely intelligent (she had enough time, resources and motivation for her development), and completely free of all the ...

In book two, the intergalactic war between the Feline Empire and Robot Federation has escalated to the brink of war. Cats and robots are preparing to converge on Earth and battle it out for the Infinity Engine. And the inventors and safekeepers of that powerful weapon? The Wengrod family. Max, Min, their parents, and cousin Javi all know the stakes are higher than ever as the fate of their planet rests on their shoulders. The family creates an elite swarm of robotic fleas to attempt infiltrating both sides and halt attacks, but will peaceful persistence be enough?

When Cassius was 13, he was in a bullet train accident. He spent two years in a coma. When he woke up, he discovered that he was no longer human. His body had been replaced with that of an automaton, a robot. Follow Cassius as he struggles with his new reality as a cyborg, while he tries to piece together the fragmented memories stored in his damaged brain.

A Programmer's Guide to the Digital Soul. 15 Science Fiction Stories of Computers, Robots, Programs and Algorithms

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS THREATEN HUMANITY AS GLOBAL WARMING REACHES NEW LIMITS. CAN MANKIND CONTROL THEIR DESTINY? Following the Battle of Malacca, Plasticity Island expanded rapidly and seceded from the United States of America to become The Republic of Gyreland. Brent Brodie and his team take on the challenge of reducing Global Warming, surviving rising ocean levels, and controlling violent weather patterns. From the thermosphere to all the major oceans and continents of the world, the action never stops. No Country is immune from the struggle for fresh drinking water, food, and ...

See How the End Began!!! Prequel to the Jack Castle's Bestselling Stranger World series. First came radio, then movies and television. Virtual reality only lasted until hologram-rooms became a household name. Still, the suspension of disbelief was never enough. Then… Henry Stranger revealed his full-immersion theme parks to the world, and within a single generation more people lived, worked and played in Henry Stranger Worlds than out of them. Real or imagined, historical or fantasy: it doesn’t matter, pick any story-world you like. What could possibly go wrong? Hard to believe the end ...

Twenty-four Science Fiction Stories of Computers, Robots, Programs, and Algorithms. From artificial intelligence to the modeling of a digital soul. These stories cover the future of technology, written by the veteran hacker and master programmer, Keith P. Graham. These stories are heavily influenced by John Shirley, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling.Keith P. Graham has been a programming/hacker since 1969. Keith wrote in assembly language because that was as close to silicon as a hacker could get without a soldering iron. He was a programming manager at Lockheed Martin for 15 years, and ...

Legendary warrior Kell must choose to flee the conquered land of Falanor, or take up his axe and fight for its people. However even Kell could be too late and all may be lost...for the Vachine invaders have called upon their ancient rulers, semi-immortal bloodsuckers who dwell on the edges between life and death. The vampire warlords have returned, and they will feed.

Robot and Rico are off to the beach! While Rico is busy fishing, Robot is bored. Rico wants to catch the biggest fish, but Robot may end up with a bigger surprise.

The fifth book in the award-finalist robot sci fi series by award-finalist author Cameron Coral… The robot uprising took her sister. Now she leads the fight to reclaim humanity's future. Nova finds herself in charge of the fractured human rebel forces in Chicago. Her choices will force her to confront the wounds of her past in this thought-provoking work of speculative fiction. Can she infiltrate the AI stronghold and win back the city? Defending the Last Hope After fleeing across a barren, war-torn landscape from New York to the ruins of the Midwest, Block takes refuge on a farm. He ...

It started as an ordinary school field trip. The bus pulled up; the kids got off. Their teacher told them where to explore and what to look out for. But when Code Lightfall spots what appears to be a tiny metallic bee, his world will never be the same again... literally. This “bee” leads Code from his world into Mekhos—the land of robots.

Kalan Mars yearned to escape the cunning familiarity of small town life. He was labelled a clone. The bullet whizzed past his head. Kalan was thrown into a harrowing race for survival. Was he human, or was he a replica? The truth will unleash chaos.

In a world ravaged by an AI Uprising, hope lies buried deep underground. Sarah has spent a decade in an underground vault, safe from the chaos above. But as supplies dwindle, she must confront her deepest fear: venturing into the unknown world. Thirteen-year-old Wally has never gone outside her sanctuary’s protective walls thanks to her overprotective robot father. When a deadly outbreak threatens her community, she discovers a map to a hidden vault rumored to contain a life-saving vaccine. Vacuubot, once a simple cleaning robot, is now a combat-ready drone who searches for purpose in a ...

Rico is missing just one Hero Cat prize. Robot and Rico take a trip to the grocery store. With Robot's special tricks, Rico is sure he'll get the prize he wants. Even if he has to check every cereal box in the store!

As Corporal Goshawk is adjusting to his new normal, Fate throws him a curve ball. The Marines are stuck on the alien planet as they search for missing Marines and clues to the goals of the SEALS. While they push to not leave any Marines behind, new challenges are presented as more Marines bonded with Leneshal are identified and join Goshawk’s team. To accommodate, Corporal Goshawk is promoted, but many members of his team don’t agree with his promotion or leadership. With the help of his core team, Goshawk has to learn to deal with hardened warfighters while unravelling the mysteries of...

Somewhere in deep space, a powerful ship awaits the one man who will fulfill his destiny.In command of the most notorious pirate outfit in known space, Captain Dangard is a mystery- a man without a past, until a stowaway triggers an event that reveals long buried secrets. Before the legend, a young military officer chose honor over duty. His actions led to betrayal and then exile to the worst prison imaginable. Within that forsaken world there were infinite ways to die, yet only one path led to freedom and ultimately, vengeance. For somewhere in the shadows of deep space, a black ship ...

What's really going on? Who's really in charge? You have NO. F***KING. IDEA. In the near future, an art-school dropout, an AIDS baby, a tech-activist, and an RPG-obsessed blogger live in a world where your online identity is at least as important as your physical one. Getting disconnected is a punishment worse than imprisonment, but someone's got to stand up to Government Inc. - whatever the cost.

He called himself Zoot Marlowe, said he’d just blown in from Cay City, but even the wacked out surfer dudes could tell that the four-fout detective with the giant schnoz was from somewhere out of their world. Still, he could throw a mean frisbee and he said he was a private eye, and when someone decided to smash and trash all the surfing robots in Malibu just days before the biggest surfing contest of the year, Zoot was the only being around willing to track the bot beaters down. But Zoot didn’t know just how widespread a conspiracy he was about to run up against. For this first case of...

Set in 2040, the Mars Diaries feature 14-year-old Tyce Sanders, the only child ever born on Mars. He lives under a dome on the red planet with 200 scientists and techies, including his mother, Kristy Sanders, a biologist and a believer. Tyce is confined to a wheelchair, but virtual reality and robotics allow him to experience life beyond his physical boundaries.