num_pages: 451
description: When an army of giant robot AIs threatens to devastate Earth a virtuoso pianist becomes humanity's last hope in this bold lightning-paced technicolor new space opera series from the author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. Jazz pianist Gus Kitko expected to spend his final moments on Earth playing piano at the greatest goodbye party of all time and maybe kissing rockstar Ardent Violet before the last of humanity is wiped out forever by the Vanguards--ultra-powerful robots from the dark heart of space hell-bent on destroying humanity for reasons none can divine. But when the Vanguards arrive the unthinkable happens--the mecha that should be killing Gus instead saves him. Suddenly Gus's swan song becomes humanity's encore as he is chosen to join a small group of traitorous Vanguards and their pilots dedicated to saving humanity. 
language: English
title: August Kitko and the Mechas from Space
publisher: Orbit