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All the Ash We Leave Behind
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August 1, 2025
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August 31, 2025
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Trish
Aug 20, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
A novella set in the world of Zero Day and Sea of Rust , pretty much in the middle of those two novels.

A former nanny bot we know is traveling the waste trying to find the mythical Confederation where humans and bots are rumored to live together in peace. Sounds pretty much perfect for our weary tiger-shaped robotic friend. But you know what they say about things that seem too good to be true …

I'm not sure we needed this story, mostly because it's depressing AF und at least I definitely d
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Justine
Aug 25, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: novella, 2025-read
I am a protector. A fighter. A nurturer. A teacher. A priest. I am all these things and none of them. I am The Nanny, and I will do what I must for as long as the children of this world draw breath.

“And please, call me Pounce.”
Lindsay
Aug 11, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: science-fiction
This novella is set between Day Zero and Sea of Rust, and follows where Pounce from Day Zero as he encounters a settlement of mixed humans and bots called Confederation. As we know from where things are in Sea of Rust, nothing good is going to happen from there. ...more
Christina Pilkington
May 10, 2025 marked it as 2025-to-be-released
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Jul 05, 2025 marked it as to-read
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