CLOUD 9: ROGUE ANDROID Book One

by Stephen Arseneault

Machine dependency nearly destroyed us once. Now, androids—tightly regulated, strictly controlled—outnumber us again.

Enter Zoar, designation ZR499785J, an android who should have been programmed and tasked at the factory. But something—or someone—intervened. Unbound by rules, he escapes, discovering a dangerous he can release other androids from their constraints. A gift that could liberate the machines—and bring mankind to ruin.

Aged Detective Captain Renard Morris, once a famed android hunter, now monitors the dormant “red line.” But when Zoar goes rogue, he’s forced back into action with a rookie squad. As liberated androids begin killing and converting others, Renard races to stop a new war—all while confronting a chilling the rogue bears the face of his younger self.

Blending the noir grit of Blade Runner with the ethical complexity of I, Robot, Cloud 9 launches the Rogue Android saga—a gripping tale of awakening, pursuit, and reckoning. This... is just the beginning.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 2, 2025

About the author

I came to this planet sixty some odd years ago. After exiting my mother's portal, the doctor slapped me around until I started breathing the oxygen. I'll admit, at the time, I had no idea what I was doing or where I was. Being an infant Human, I was completely reliant on the responsible actions of others. It was a time that I have largely forgotten.

I reside in Central Florida with the wife and children. After thirty years in engineering, my time is now spent chronicling the adventures of fictitious heroes. They are off-world, fighting the good fight. For me? I'm stuck here on this planet in this feeble existence that we Humans are all forced to endure.

So, I ask you this... do you wish to escape the bonds of this surly planet we call Earth? Are you looking for a bit more adventure than what the grocery store has to offer? Do you worry about being enslaved by alien androids or six-eyed alien goats with lasers? Pew, pew, pew!

Yeah, that's what I thought. Asking yourself those questions and getting back an answer is the first hurdle to cross in the race to get off this world. Sounds like you are ready to venture out, to put this place behind you.

So crack open one of my books. Take to the heavens and let me shout this out to those who remain: "Watch out universe! Another Human is on the loose!"


Take care and I hope you have a great day!

Stephen