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Manaforged Robotics #1
Planetfall
Stranded on a world of sorcery and monsters, one AI will unleash the fury of the universe to protect her humans.Sapphiria was performing her duties as a fleet admiral of the Terran Federation, leading a goodwill tour of the fringe worlds, when she was caught in a hyperspace anomaly.
Now, she’s crash-landed on a planet ruled by magic and monsters, cut off from reinforcements, with only her escape pod and her genius to rely on. But she’s not just any survivor—she’s an Artificial Intelligence forged from the minds of humans and fragments of the Federation's greatest AIs.
Luckily, her pod is a miniature factory, equipped with the means and knowledge to build an entire colony from scratch.
When she discovers a scattered human population besieged by the undead remnants of a fallen necromancer empire, Sapphiria makes a simple calculation.
Protect the squishies. Eliminate the threat.
And if the monsters stand in her way… it’ll be their funeral.
Now, she’s crash-landed on a planet ruled by magic and monsters, cut off from reinforcements, with only her escape pod and her genius to rely on. But she’s not just any survivor—she’s an Artificial Intelligence forged from the minds of humans and fragments of the Federation's greatest AIs.
Luckily, her pod is a miniature factory, equipped with the means and knowledge to build an entire colony from scratch.
When she discovers a scattered human population besieged by the undead remnants of a fallen necromancer empire, Sapphiria makes a simple calculation.
Protect the squishies. Eliminate the threat.
And if the monsters stand in her way… it’ll be their funeral.
373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2025
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February 17, 2026
The setup doesn't make any sense, but I rolled with it for a while. The protagonist is an AI commanding a fleet of warships. She's ejected in a "lifeboat" when the fleet is destroyed by... something.
My problem here is that the "lifeboat" isn't a lifeboat. It's not just an escape pod for the AI, it includes a wide range of manufacturing facilities. I cannot imagine any circumstances where a space navy thought it made sense to load so much manufacturing equipment on something that's supposed to be an emergency escape vehicle. Oh, and it also includes an android body for the AI equipped with power armor and infantry weapon. Because reasons.
After crash landing, Sapphrina encounters undead skeletons while exploring. So, she's an android equipped with an energy weapon encountering a fantasy setting. I could live with that.
What I couldn't stomach was that when she rescues a party of humans, she immediately starts telling them pointless lies about who she is, where she's from, and what she knows. The lies are really stupid, serve no purpose, and actively get in the way of learning what's going on. The dialog was stilted and painful to read. "I attacked because the skeletons disturbed my serenity?" Really?
My problem here is that the "lifeboat" isn't a lifeboat. It's not just an escape pod for the AI, it includes a wide range of manufacturing facilities. I cannot imagine any circumstances where a space navy thought it made sense to load so much manufacturing equipment on something that's supposed to be an emergency escape vehicle. Oh, and it also includes an android body for the AI equipped with power armor and infantry weapon. Because reasons.
After crash landing, Sapphrina encounters undead skeletons while exploring. So, she's an android equipped with an energy weapon encountering a fantasy setting. I could live with that.
What I couldn't stomach was that when she rescues a party of humans, she immediately starts telling them pointless lies about who she is, where she's from, and what she knows. The lies are really stupid, serve no purpose, and actively get in the way of learning what's going on. The dialog was stilted and painful to read. "I attacked because the skeletons disturbed my serenity?" Really?
February 28, 2026
I like the main character, the setting is fun, and it's well paced. There are a lot of 'science vs magic' stories where one side far out classes the other but the setup for this story, with the science based AI hero being completely on the back foot in terms of time, resources, and prioritizing allies, definitely helps makes things more interesting.
January 22, 2026
unexpectedly good
I didn’t have super high expectations of this, AI stuck on a magic planet seemed a bit predictable. But the author delivers humour, excitement, and a protagonist who is wonderfully fresh. Great read. Can’t wait for the next book!
I didn’t have super high expectations of this, AI stuck on a magic planet seemed a bit predictable. But the author delivers humour, excitement, and a protagonist who is wonderfully fresh. Great read. Can’t wait for the next book!
December 16, 2025
Enjoyed
Good book,nice characters. Still waiting for manaforged robotics. Very interested in seeing where this series goes. Bring on the sequels!
Good book,nice characters. Still waiting for manaforged robotics. Very interested in seeing where this series goes. Bring on the sequels!
March 7, 2026
Yumm
Space fantasy and love. My favorite mixture thank you for the read. I hope Cia gets more pages next book.
Space fantasy and love. My favorite mixture thank you for the read. I hope Cia gets more pages next book.
March 11, 2026
This was a lot of fun. The AI/robot lady being horny was pretty funny. SO MANY MYSTERIES. Looking forward to the sequel.
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