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Fantasy & SciFi
In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure—from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust—noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel’s Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in a crumbling world.
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last . . .
It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh ""nannybot"" fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he'd arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he'll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny.
As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra’s parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity—their creators—unify and revolt.
But when the rebellion breaches the Reinhart home, Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.
© 2021 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063097872
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 25 maj 2021
4
Fantasy & SciFi
In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure—from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust—noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel’s Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in a crumbling world.
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last . . .
It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh ""nannybot"" fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he'd arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he'll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny.
As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra’s parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity—their creators—unify and revolt.
But when the rebellion breaches the Reinhart home, Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.
© 2021 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063097872
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 25 maj 2021
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Åse
1 juni 2021
Strålande. Kunde inte sluta lyssna.
Fredrik
8 juni 2021
Lyssnade på Sea of rust före denna, var intressant att höra om hur allt började. Mycket bra bok.
David
6 aug. 2021
Riktigt bra prequel, läs den!
anton
2 mars 2022
Lite långsam start men en otroligt bra bok med bra uppläsare
C
1 nov. 2021
Inte så bra som ”Sea of rust”, kvaliteten varierade lite över boken men värst var uppläsaren vars löjeväckande röster var irriterande.
Anna
23 apr. 2022
Good but sad
Stefan
20 maj 2023
Började bra men föll snart in i ett klassiskt mönster. Vapenporr och strid
Bobby
10 apr. 2023
Börjar väldigt bra sedan slutar den lite fånigt.
Stefan
14 feb. 2022
I absolutely love this book, it was so good. So unique. I wish it was longer.
Niklas
28 aug. 2023
Fantastiskt bra bok med en mycket bra uppläsare.Spännande sci-fi om robotar och barn.
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