Confessions of a Trash Droid: Illegal Operation: Book 2

Confessions of a Trash Droid #2

by Michael Cheney

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

"Loved it! Had me hooked. Packed with laughs and adventure." - Jim Gomes

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

"Riveting. Great book, highly recommend it." - Paul Guerette

"Witty, raw and authentic writing." - Patrick Clark

"Sardonic, indomitable character. A laugh-out-loud, engaging read." - Cash Anthony

"Great read. Filled with humor and suspense. I loved it and can't wait for the next one!" - Dale Hodges

"Couldn't stop reading! Powerful and gripping. It's like Blade Runner meets The Office. Brilliant!" - Joyce Patel

Genres: Science Fiction

164 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2025

Reviews

[Chris Townsend · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Mildred S Brock · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[taegen ☾⭒ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely more hectic and crazy than book 1 and I was considering not continuing the series but then that ending... ffs.

[Rozebudzz · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Cmoore · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

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

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.

[Cape Rust · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[C I KESZEI · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Gary Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Beverly Fuqua · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Ron Kastner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of action; little clarity and the jokes are getting tiresome.

[Nancy M Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Penny · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Les · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story. Plenty of action and snarky dialog.

[David Rumptz · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!

[Athena · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[BiblioBecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Ron Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

NOT Murderbot

Good stuff and totally different from MB. TD is a winner.TB has issues a psychbot would have problems figuring out.