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Day Zero (Sea of Rust, #0)

C. Robert Cargill

Start date: December 15, 2024

Finish date: January 1, 2025

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May 06, 2021 S. A. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sf

I knew I had signed up for a post-Robot-Apocalypse story by reading the blurb for this novel, but I didn’t realize that this was the post-Apocalypse Calvin and Hobbes fanfic I had always dreamed of until I started reading it. And that’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

Pounce, the robot nanny, is a wonderful, humane, and sensitive narrator and observer of others. He’s self-aware on a very deep level, though he hasn’t thought much about his feelings until he’s forced to make hard choices. Ezra, his char ...more

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Jul 14, 2021 Kaye rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi, apocalypse_dystopia, ebooks, read-in-2021

A very fun and exciting AI story. When the robots respond to human terrorism with a bloody campaign to eradicate humans, our adorable and ferocious nanny bot in the dorm of an upright tiger defends his much loved little boy. I was completely into the story in the first half, but after that, it's pretty much pure action sequence, which I enjoyed, but didn't find as gripping, but the end was good. I very much hope there will be a sequel. ...more

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Aug 02, 2021 Kristina Kopnisky rated it it was amazing

Loved!!! I could not put it down. The fight scene toward the end had me hooked and laughing so hard I couldn't breath. This book was very much worth the wait. I want more! ...more

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Jul 13, 2022 Kelly Roll rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, popsugar-2022

Very cinematic in feel, very sentimental and a nice mix of action and thought provoking ideas. Def. recommend this one, even to those folks who don't normally like science fiction. ...more

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