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They made him an offer he couldn't refuse - join the mob or watch his favorite human die.

Now T.E.D.D., the foul-mouthed trash droid who's done taking humanity's crap, is stuck juggling mobsters, mutant tech, his own glitchy anomaly, and a pack of robowolves. Blades and bullets won't be enough. Because the deadliest part of the job isn't the weapons — it's his dumb ass co-workers who make Great Grandpa GPT look like a genius.

Perfect for fans of Martha Wells, Asimov, John Scalzi, Andy Weir, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Praise For the "Confessions of a Trash Droid" Series

"Brilliant sci-fi, can't wait for more!" ★★★★★

"Had me hooked. Packed with laughs and adventure." ★★★★★

"Couldn’t put it down! Clever humor and dark twists. A fantastic read!” ★★★★★

"A laugh-out-loud, engaging read." ★★★★★

"Couldn't stop reading!" ★★★★★

"Absolutely brilliant. Had me snort-laughing out loud!" ★★★★★

"Laugh-out-loud humour with genuine heart." ★★★★★

"Will make you laugh while keeping you glued." ★★★★★

"Loved it. Dying to read the next one!" ★★★★★

"Laughed out loud, a LOT! A great fun book." ★★★★★

"Loved every page." ★★★★★

"Fell in love with Tedd, blew through these brilliant books." ★★★★★

"I have been letting my friends know what an excellent read this series is." ★★★★★

145 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 23, 2025

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111 reviews2 followers
December 8, 2025
Just like the first book, this is inexplicably written in the first person present tense. It doesn't make any more sense now than it did then. Our main protagonist is just as unlikable as before. The secondary protagonists are also not particularly likable. There's also, again, an almost complete lack of world building. But unlike the first book, this one is pretty boring. The story simply moves from one action sequence to another with little purpose or reason to be inerested.

The manager's not exactly a good guy, so I can't quite root for him, but I also can't really root for TEDD. Sarah treats TEDD like crap, and Kyle is generic. The only likeable character is the garbage truck. It's unfortunate that I bought book 2 and 3 together.

1.5 out of 5.
16 reviews1 follower
December 5, 2025
Brain candy

Reads pretty well, but the storyline does not live up to the premise. Much too anthromorphized. Sick of tricks to sell l the next book, too.
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573 reviews4 followers
November 16, 2025
Definitely more hectic and crazy than book 1 and I was considering not continuing the series but then that ending... ffs.
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401 reviews8 followers
December 28, 2025
Tedd and Friends

In this one Tedd is still running away from The Manager and is being blackmailed by mafia boss Percival. He reconnects with his human friend Sarah and meets Kyle, another human friend. Note that Tedd calls all humans meatbags. Together the 3 of them are trying to find out what happened to the Missing. The plot is more intense in this one but Tedd is still his funny and irreverent self. He is a little more aware that while his parts are interchangeable, Sarah’s and Kyle’s are not so he’s a little more caring and protective of those two meatbags.

Loved the humor and adventures these 3 get to in this one. Looking forward to book 3.
2,399 reviews
October 13, 2025
The novella is actually fantastic!!!

Yeah I'm back. Bet you didn't expect to see me for awhile, huh? But you know how it is I needed a book to tide me over before the next book I wanna read comes out. And just so yah know, I'm curious to see if the storyline improves. I'm actually flabbergasted the story doesn't only improve it's fantastic! I liked the fact that Tedd managed to team up with a couple of humans and Autotruck. But as a side-note I truly dislike bad guys that keep on truckin. And like I said the novella great!
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869 reviews22 followers
February 6, 2026
Like book #1, this one is a fast read. T.E.D.D. is still an anomaly with a very sarcastic personality. Sure, at times it can get a bit tiresome - it seems like the more trouble he is in, the more the jokes flow.

There is an overarching storyline - but I wish the world building was fleshed out a bit more. I'll probably continue with the series, it's a good filler between the other books in my TBR pile.
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155 reviews1 follower
October 15, 2025
The Arm.Gag

The Murder Bot series steals the fresh feeling from this series. Trash Bot is more human than I feel its should be. The writing is solid and the action is well placed and the ever changing arm gag is fun to follow, I'm still reading the series so Cheney is doing good work.
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13 reviews1 follower
January 24, 2026
A good entry #2 in the series. It's more of what you loved from the first one. Fun, snark and a solid adventure.

Yes, these are more like chapters of a much larger book, but somehow that feels okay. You can fit reading these into times when you simply can't, or don't want to, settle in for a marathon.

Can't wait to read the rest!
302 reviews1 follower
October 19, 2025
Good stuff Mr Cheney, keep it up

The adventure continues with Teddy, Sarah and a surprise guest.

It has just as much humour as book one. It ends in Sector Zero.

And so to book three
703 reviews7 followers
January 27, 2026
Twisted

High speed action, off color humor, and an intriguing conspiracy, it will be interesting to finally find out what goes on during TEDDs "blackouts". Good stuff, looking forward to book 3. Check it out.
575 reviews5 followers
February 9, 2026
Funny, gory and trashy!

So far, I read book 1 to book 4, it was a pleasant read. Action-packed, funny, some gruesome deaths. The main character is annoyingly attaching, immature, full of resources, the kind you want to pat on the shoulder and slap in the face!
405 reviews5 followers
October 23, 2025
Excellent

More silliness but still a fun read... It had me chuckling... That's a whole lot better than cringing from a book full of blood and guts, death and destruction.
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883 reviews7 followers
October 28, 2025
Kind of silly, but in a funny way. Trashdroid is a snarky anti-hero. I was looking for something light and fun, and I found it.
306 reviews8 followers
November 6, 2025
Lots of action; little clarity and the jokes are getting tiresome.
359 reviews2 followers
November 10, 2025
Funny

IF the right actor supplied the face and voice for “Tedd”, along with a mix of superior CGI and this could make a popular SF movie.
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499 reviews2 followers
December 3, 2025
I enjoyed Book One much more. I'm half-way through and feeling kinda "ugh" about the whole thing. Trash Droid needs a spa day.
46 reviews
December 21, 2025
Fun book and I hope that the author can continue to write and develop.
I liked the characters and there were fun and funny parts!
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62 reviews
December 24, 2025
Like the 1st book this one i think was faster and more action-packed! These books were easy light reads and i enjoyed them so far!
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197 reviews4 followers
December 26, 2025
These are so bad that they're good? Idk but I'm having a good time. I do keep thinking that I won't read the next one but I keep getting sucked back in. Its definitely a guilty pleasure read.
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24 reviews
January 2, 2026
NOT Murderbot

Good stuff and totally different from MB. TD is a winner.TB has issues a psychbot would have problems figuring out.
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2 reviews
January 30, 2026
Love how quickly it got back into the action in the second book. The pacing kept me on the edge of my seat and it was full of drama the entire time. It’s only just getting started and it’s already juicy.
I am loving getting to know the characters and I must say, autotruck is one of my favourite characters ever!

The book is short and sweet but full to the brim with witty humour and tense action you just can’t stop reading! Finishing up on a cliffhanger that made me desperate to find out what’s happening in the next one.

“Nobody’s smelting my Tedd” - queue bottom lip twitching 🥹
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