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I Heart Robot
2015
First Published
3.86
Average Rating
340
Number of Pages

Sixteen-year-old Tyri wants to be a musician and wants to be with someone who won't belittle her musical aspirations. Q-I-99 aka 'Quinn' lives in a scrap metal sanctuary with other rogue droids. While some use violence to make their voices heard, demanding equal rights for AI enhanced robots, Quinn just wants a moment on stage with his violin to show the humans that androids like him have more to offer than their processing power. Tyri and Quinn's worlds collide when they're accepted by the Baldur Junior Philharmonic Orchestra. As the rift between robots and humans deepens, Tyri and Quinn's love of music brings them closer together, making Tyri question where her loyalties lie and Quinn question his place in the world. With the city on the brink of civil war, Tyri and Quinn make a shocking discovery that turns their world inside out. Will their passion for music be enough to hold them together while everything else crumbles down around them, or will the truth of who they are tear them apart? "The tension between the groups, the obvious attraction between the main characters, the ticking time bomb of Quinn’s real identity and the secrets surrounding Tyri’s birth makes for compelling reading. The world building was exceptional and the characters well developed."~ The Australia Times Books

Avg Rating
3.86
Number of Ratings
105
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
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Author

Xan van Rooyen
Xan van Rooyen
Author · 8 books

I'm a genderqueer non-binary author with a penchant for the dark and strange. I primarily write SFF but enjoy literary writing as well. (Pronouns she or they) When not writing, I teach music at an international school, climb, eat anything involving peanut butter, and serve the whims of my shiba inu. I've also published stories and novels as Suzanne van Rooyen and you can find those on the link under 'influences' in my profile.

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