Michael La Ronn

When androids start going rogue and killing humans, the android-human duo of X and Shortcut are called in to get the situation under control. What they discover will shake them both to their very core.

Lovers of all things cybernetic will enjoy this action-packed sci-fi novella with characters who are all too human – even when they're not.

A solid 4.5 stars. Well-written and well edited. There were a few spots where the bounds of credulity were stretched a bit too far, but if you can get past that, you're in for a good read.… (mer)

Impressively bad

I mean, it’s like nothing about space is actually real. Why would you hang ‘emergency spacesuits’ right next to your regular spacesuits? What kind of spaceship fuel would be containerized and kept in the berthing spaces? Why couldn’t the spacer simply pull himself up...gravity in space?

If you know nothing about space or the Coast Guard, you may be able to tolerate the almost comically bad plot. I could not.

Normally, burning books is bad. If I had gotten this as a paperback, I would make an exception. Even a used bookstore shouldn’t stock this.… (mer)

Impressively bad

I mean, it’s like nothing about space is actually real. Why would you hang ‘emergency spacesuits’ right next to your regular spacesuits? What kind of spaceship fuel would be containerized and kept in the berthing spaces? Why couldn’t the spacer simply pull himself up...gravity in space?

If you know nothing about space or the Coast Guard, you may be able to tolerate the almost comically bad plot. I could not.

Normally, burning books is bad. If I had gotten this as a paperback, I would make an exception. Even a used bookstore shouldn’t stock this.… (mer)