Thursday, April 02, 2026

2026 book 58

 Suzanne Palmer’s Ode to the Half-Broken

Yalllllllll, this was SO GOOD, like place those preorders and library holds now bc you are gonna want to read this. Our main character is a former war robot in a near future post-apocalypse who has been living in isolation (studying insects!) for twenty years… until someone steals his leg. Soon the robot is out in the world investigating hints of trouble forming, with the help of a bionic dog and some other new friends along the way. This is interspersed with flashbacks to a scientist who is working on AI and robots, but whose company is very interested in defense contracts. I love robots with feelings and this one is one of the greats! Lots of action and mysterious stuff and friendships!! Fans of Becky Chambers and Martha Wells, get on this! A. 


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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released in May.

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