Saturn's Children

ISBN-13: 9780441017317 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2009 / 336 str.

Charles Stross

Opis

Freya Nakamichi-47 is a femmebot, one of the last of her kind. With no humans left to pay for the pleasures she provides, she agrees to transport a mysterious package from Mercury to Mars. Unfortunately, there are some humanoids who will stop at nothing to possess the contents of the package.

Recenzje

"Good fun... Heinlein himself would've liked this."-San Diego Union Tribune

"Sex oozes from every page of this erotic futuristic thriller."-Publishers Weekly

"One of the most stylishly imaginative robot tales ever penned." -Booklist

"A smart and playful romp." -Times (London)

A tightly plotted, Maltese Falcon-esque thriller with reversals and surprises galore This is a fabulous book, a witty and deep critique of the field s shibboleths. Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother

O autorze

Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He holds degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer, and freelance journalist. He is now a full-time writer.