The Life and Times of a Nic 17.2
Publisher: AuthorHouse UK DS
Published: November 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781434343109
Subjects: Science fiction; Fantasy - General; Science Fiction - General; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction : Science Fiction - General; Fiction; Fiction - Fantasy; Fantasy
Genres: Futuristic fiction
First sentence: The Cassandria hotel has a three melon rating butI couldn't help noticing that the carpet on the lobby floor was badly in need of a replacement and some of the down-lighters were not functioning.
Description: Set 400 years in the future, this novel describes how a much depleted world population come to rely on cyboids (androids with human appearances). Although designed and programmed to help humans, some become aggressive causing cyboid to fight cyboid in a bitter battle.
Notes: This is Charles Leckie's first novel and is the first in a trilogy on this theme.