Review: A neat short sci-fi story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
I don't read a lot of short stories, but had read another one by this author and thought I'd give it a whirl.The story is told from the perspective of two robots in a world of sentient robots - one is a lowly tunneler bot and the other a mighty weather prediction machine. Somehow, they both get roped into a nefarious scheme by the governing group of robots known as The Body to help bring down a robot deity known as "The One Who Turned Them On". While I'll admit that one could easily see the title as being that of a cheesy porn movie, it refers to a flying machine which goes around giving precious power to broken down robots.The tale helps us examine the nature of identity and purpose, and to demonstrate that, regardless of outward appearance, nobility, courage and conviction can be in all of us.There are questions the reader is left with at the end, but I read this as a stand-alone tale. I am sure that the author will give more answers as the series progresses.Overall, I recommend this book.