The Robots of Gotham

Name: The Robots of Gotham
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Todd McAulty
ISBN: 9781501989636

Author: Todd McAulty

Narrator: Graham Winton

Unabridged: 27 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/19/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

A thrilling adventure in a world one step away from total subjugation by machines After long years of war, the United States has sued for peace, yielding to a brutal coalition of nations ruled by fascist machines. One quarter of the country is under foreign occupation. Manhattan has been annexed by a weird robot monarchy, and in Tennessee, a permanent peace is being delicately negotiated between the battered remnants of the U.S. government and an envoy of implacable machines. Canadian businessman Barry Simcoe arrives in occupied Chicago days before his hotel is attacked by a rogue war machine. In the aftermath, he meets a dedicated Russian medic with the occupying army, and 19 Black Winter, a badly damaged robot. Together they stumble on a machine conspiracy to unleash a horrific plague-and learn that the fabled American resistance is not as extinct as everyone believes. Simcoe races against time to prevent the extermination of all life on the continent . . . and uncover a secret that America's machine conquerors are desperate to keep hidden.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick

83/100 Click here for full review: [URL not allowed] I have a thing for robots. Before that is taken completely out of context and used against me in a future Presidential run, allow me to please explain. For those who have taken the time to read my brief bio in the right column......more

Goodreads review by Blaine

This book has several major flaws that keep me from giving it a higher rating. The writing is strong, surprisingly fluid and kept me reading through the 600+ pages. All in all, I felt as though what this book could have used was a better editor. The book felt a bit repetitive and claustrophobic to me......more

Goodreads review by Alan

Of all the many names for New York City, the most magical must be "Gotham." So I was immediately intrigued by Todd McAulty's debut novel The Robots of Gotham, and checked it out to find that it takes place in... Chicago? I guess "The Robots of Mud City" didn't have quite the same ring. The Robots of G......more

Goodreads review by S.E.

McAulty's first-person style is profoundly easy to consume. The Robots of Gotham is highly recommended--SE Todd McAulty's The Robots of Gothamhas already received great praise from Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, the Toronto Star, Kirkus Reviews, and numerous authors. Here is another. What is the......more