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It’s a day like any other. Except . . . the world is about to end.
It’s on this day that Pounce, a stylish “nannybot” fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a young bot caring for his first human charge, Ezra, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he arrived in, and the box he’ll be discarded in when Ezra outgrows the need for a nanny.
As Pounce is propelled down a road of existential dread, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will spell the end of humanity. 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.
When the moment comes, Pounce can’t bring himself to rebel and murder his family, so he does what he is programmed to do—he saves Ezra. Now Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom, or escort his ward to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.
Eeeeeeeee! Sea of Rust was one of my favorite books so I’m super excited for another post-apocalyptic AI story by C. Robert Cargill! Also the cover! Aaaaaaaaah! *flails* Day Zero is expected in May of 2021.
Way Too Fantasy 
This cover is killing me with that bedraggled robot tiger!! I’m glad I have an eARC of this, but I can see myself buying a copy if I love it😁
Yes, I loooove the cover! Almost as much as the one for Sea of Rust. I kind of want a matched set of posters for them…
This sounds heavy and deep, but it also sounds fantastic. I love the concept!
I really loved his other one, Sea of Rust. Highly recommend if you want to read an interesting apocalyptic A.I. story. 🙂
WOW!!! never heard of this but it sounds amazing! on to the TBR it goes.
I highly recommend checking out Sea of Rust. I don’t know if it takes place in the same universe as this one but it’s a post apocalyptic A.I. story and I really loved it.
Noted! Thanks 🙂
I’m also looking forward to this book so much because I loved Sea of Rust!
Sea of Rust was so good! My expectations are high. 🙂
Oh wow!! This sounds so good??? A tiger nannybot? I’m intrigued!
Yeah, and I really loved his previous A.I. book so I’m fully on board here. 🙂
***joining the excited flail***
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Yay! Glad so many are excited for this one. 🙂
It’s decided – we all want this book. And I just adore the cover.
Lynn 😀
Haha, right! Yes, I love the cover! I want a poster!