Title | : | Saturn's Children |
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Author | : | Charles Stross |
Release | : | 2008-07-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Science Fiction, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure Sci-Fi, Mysteries & Thrillers |
Size | : | 1137007 |
Sometime in the twenty-third century, humanity went extinct, leaving only androids behind to fulfill humanity’s dreams. And, having learned well from their long-dead masters, they’ve established a hierarchical society—one with humanoid aristo rulers at the top and slave-chipped workers at the bottom, performing the lowly tasks all androids were originally created to do. Designed as a concubine for a species that hasn’t existed for two hundred years, femmebot Freya Nakamichi-47—one of the last of her kind still functioning—accepts a job from a stranger to deliver a package from mercury to Mars. Unfortunately, she’s just made herself a moving target for some very powerful, very determined humanoids desperate to retrieve the package’s contents… |