Twisted Metal - Softcover

Ballantyne, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330478869 ISBN 13: 9780330478861

Publisher: Tor, 2010

Synopsis

On a world of intelligent robots who seem to have forgotten their own distant past, it is a time of war as the soldiers of Artemis City set out to conquer everything within range on the continent of Shull, killing or converting every robot they capture to their philosophy, while viewing their own wire-based minds as nothing but metal to be used or recycled for the cause.

Elsewhere, the more individualistic robots of Turing City believe they are something more than metal, but when the Artemisian robot Kavan sets out on a determined crusade to prove himself, even Turing City can’t stand against him. Increasingly tied up with Kavan’s destiny is Karel, a Turing robot with elements of Artemis’s philosophy already woven into his mind ... as well as Karel’s wife Susan, and their recently created child..

Following the inevitable violence and destruction, Artemisian ambition focuses elsewhere and a journey begins towards the frozen kingdoms of the north ... and towards the truth about the legendary ‘Book of Robots’, a text which may finally explain the real history of this strange world ...

In a completely alien but brilliantly realized landscape, here is a powerful story of superb action, barbaric cruelty and intense emotional impact.

About this title

Review:

"An original work with a distinctive voice.It works not only as a thrilling action adventure, but as a thought experiment exploring free will, independence and totalitarianism." "Guardian""

Book Description:

The Robot Wars are just beginning . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0330478869
• ISBN 13: 9780330478861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496