Robot Fiction

After the public execution of a high level corporate executive Persephone has fallen far from the privileged life she once led. Nothing gets the attention of monsters like killing one and instead of sending assassins they come with an opportunity, eager to exploit her notoriety and fame. It is a chance to ascend to all new heights. This novel contains a mix of brutal real world violence as well as scenes in the Network that make use of rules and mechanics often found in games.

Two hundred years after a nuclear apocalypse forced humanity to flee earth, humans still remember the most feared warriors of that planet - the Paratwa. These are genetically modified killers who occupy two bodies controlled by one vicious mind. The legendary Paratwa named Reemul, known as the Liege-Killer, was the strongest of them all. Now someone has revived Reemul from stasis and sent him to terrorize the peaceful orbital colonies of Earth. Is this an isolated incident, or has the one who unleashed this terrible power announced a gambit for control over the entire human race?

It was supposed to be an easy job: find the Dark Star Revolution Starships, destroy them, and go home. But a booby-trapped vessel decimates the Meridian Alliance fleet, leaving Serengeti - a Valkyrie class warship with a sentient AI brain - on her own, wrecked and abandoned in an empty expanse of space. On the edge of total failure, Serengeti thinks only of her crew. She herds the survivors into a lifeboat, intending to sling them into space. But the escape pod sticks in her belly, locking the cryogenically frozen crew inside.

On the planet of Solaria, Spacers live in almost complete isolation, tended by robot servants and disgusted by the thought of human contact. And yet, one of their number has been beaten to death. Incapable of solving the crime, the authorities of the Outer Worlds seek help from Earth – from renowned detective Elijah Baley. Partnered once again with the robot Daneel Olivaw, Baley travels to this strange new world and uncovers a plot that could change the relationship between humans and robots for ever.

The thrilling robot sci fi series continues with the third installment by award-nominated author Cameron Coral… As the enemy AI grows stronger, the world becomes more deadly for a timid robot and his found family. Block, the CleanerBot who has risked everything to protect Wally, the little girl he cares for, must now do everything in his power to track her down. But how does a harmless robot infiltrate the deadly SoldierBots who hold her captive in this action-packed science fiction adventure? A Desperate Race Against Human and AI Foes Block and his motley crew of renegade robots journey ...

Is BER-66 a human or a machine? As he navigates the corridors and locked rooms of a strange bunker, he must solve the mysteries of murderous doppelgangers, a slow-motion city on the verge of destruction and, ultimately, the all-powerful Mechanism itself.

Star humans were engineered to exist within the mantle of a star, mere tools of their Earth-evolved makers in a war against the Xeelee, owners of the universe. Stephen Baxter's third novel in his magnificent Xeelee Sequence is an exotic and endearing story of an abandoned people. Abandoned to their fate, their history lost along with contact with their makers, Star people survive in an environment that is possibly the strangest in science fiction.

Egil and Nix have retired, as they always said they would. No, really - they have! No more sword - and hammer - play for them! But when two recent acquaintances come calling for help, our hapless heroes find themselves up against the might of the entire Thieves Guild. And when kidnapping the leader of the most powerful guild in the land seems like the best course of action, you know you’re in over your head....

Sam, a stranger to the world of the Fae, finds an unexpected offer from one of the Elemental Court’s most enigmatic Lords turns out to be far more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, Max, an Arbiter of the Split Worlds Treaty, is getting closer to uncovering who is behind the murder of the Bath Chapter. Can he stay true to his sworn duty without being destroyed by his own master, whose insanity threatens to unravel them all?

Big hats. Plastic swords. And an old map. It's pirate time! Robot and Rico are ready to find the buried treasure.

Terra, a teenage girl grieving the death of her mother, is forced to move across country to live with her estranged father, who owns a dilapidated junk yard known as Junk City. She tries to move on with her life, but the circumstances of her mother’s death keep forcing its way back into her life. Terra unearths a conspiracy to cover up her mother’s death, finding her mother’s consciousness in a computer program along the way. With the help of her father, they must build a body out of junkyard parts to house the program before the company that did this to her mother come looking for her.

Anne has spent most of her 13 years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children. When the big day arrives, a series of very curious happenings lead to Anne being charged with an epic quest. Anne, Penelope, and new questing partner Hiro have only days to travel to strange new locales, solve myriad riddles, and triumph over monstrous foes - or face the horrible consequences.

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.

In a blizzard and freezing to death, Elena crawls into a flying saucer that shouldn’t exist but does. She convinces the pilot to let her stay and ends up at a super-secret, remotely hidden facility where she learns about the Atlas Project and the unknown men and women who are the guardians of the solar system. She joins this elite squad and soon goes on patrol with the very man who didn’t want her in his craft. The man she’s foolishly in love with. Is she a fool to risk her life fulfilling a dream that didn’t exist until that fateful day? In the vast reaches of space where danger is...

A generation starship can hide many secrets. When an Executive clan suspects Oichi of insurgency and discreetly shoves her out an airlock, one of those secrets finds and rescues her. Officially dead, Oichi begins to rebalance power one assassination at a time and uncovers the shocking truth behind the generation starship and the Executive clans.

Millionaire and His Muse…but with Complications! Randy knew he was playing with fire when he first laid eyes on Jessica, his business partner’s most precious asset. Despite their age gap and difference in status, the savvy and successful businessman couldn't resist the magnetic pull he felt towards the vivacious young woman. Though they came from vastly different worlds, Jessica's youthful spirit and zest for life lit a spark in Randy's heart that he thought had long faded. At first, stolen glances and shy smiles were exchanged as they worked together, neither brave enough to make the ...

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.

“The Tracing: Secrets Within, is an incredible and brilliantly penned five-star novel that stands out in the science fiction category, whose intriguing plot is set to exhilarate, thrill and enlighten." READER VIEWS "The perfect five star novel for readers who enjoy cutting-edge technology, high-paced action, and strong characters. Highly recommended!" Readers' Favorite __________________________ Imagine that within the spirals of your DNA remain secrets deeper and more intricate than the double helix itself—secrets that Jack Shaw, a molecular scientist grappling with his own ...

The robot sci fi series reaches new heights with the fourth installment by award-nominated author Cameron Coral… A post-apocalyptic Manhattan. A medical researcher hides a secret that could transform humanity. Block's search for Wally leads him to Mach X's impenetrable skyscraper in New York City. Outside the gates, a military battalion of SoldierBots guards an encampment of trapped human survivors in this action-packed science fiction adventure. Infiltrating the Enemy Stronghold Block embarks on a bold mission to infiltrate the tower in a bid for Wally's freedom, a mission for which the ...

'You are no more than a dragon, created by me.' The Master swept an arm at the many things of power that filled the cavern. 'It is impossible for you to feel anything. Dragons can't feel. Dragons can only rust.' In a fantastic and frightening future world, a dragon of any kind would naturally feel more than a little out of place. Unsure if his existence is a blessing or a curse, Gonard flees the safety of the only home he's known to go on a search for a soul he isn't really sure he has. He is accompanied on his quest by an android-like medtech--with a hidden and perhaps deadly agenda--and ...