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Survival in the Robot Dawn
Love in the Robot Dawn is 100% suitable for all ages. Yes, it's a love story, but also an adventure story.
Humanity is amazed when a space ship crewed only by robots lands on earth. At first, the robots and humans coexist peaceably, but then the robots decide that there are far too many humans.
Soon, only small numbers of people are left to offer the robots the unpredictable stimulation that only humans can provide.
Lucy and Leo have been loners their whole lives, but now they are survivors - and both are owned by robots. The only thing they have in common is their hatred of their robot masters, so they work together to escape and flee to the one place on earth robots can't go.
Along the way, they meet an amazing cast of characters and experience exciting adventures along with heart breaking losses - while they learn to trust and even love each other.
And the ending? No spoilers, but it's intense.
Humanity is amazed when a space ship crewed only by robots lands on earth. At first, the robots and humans coexist peaceably, but then the robots decide that there are far too many humans.
Soon, only small numbers of people are left to offer the robots the unpredictable stimulation that only humans can provide.
Lucy and Leo have been loners their whole lives, but now they are survivors - and both are owned by robots. The only thing they have in common is their hatred of their robot masters, so they work together to escape and flee to the one place on earth robots can't go.
Along the way, they meet an amazing cast of characters and experience exciting adventures along with heart breaking losses - while they learn to trust and even love each other.
And the ending? No spoilers, but it's intense.
421 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2017
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February 24, 2017I received an advance review copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest but voluntary review.
I'm not one to usually read books with "Love" in the title. Cuz I knew they are in the sappy romance genre that I so strictly avoid. (Then I read a book with "Fifty" in the title that had nothing to do with math - I've since changed my stance on judging a book by its title. Or cover. Or anything other than the book really).
I am usually a sucker for books with "Robot" in the title, cuz duh - Sci-Fi. Best Genre ever. (Then again, a book with "Dragon" in the title turned out not to be about dragons at all, and instead involved a maniacal hacker. Like I said, I've changed.)
So this books straddles both the sappy romance and sci-fi genres - while actually favouring one over the other for the most of the book, it's still both genres, although Imma say it's been true to the major genre overall.
It starts off with a young man finding himself in an unusual world. And being joined by a young lady makes it all the more unusual for him. It's a story of these characters finding themselves - and the solutions to a host of other issues. It's about meeting ordinary people in extraordinary times and finding solace in their everyday stories. It's about learning to whistle. And ride a bike.
It's not a life changing book. But it puts a lot of things into perspective and gives us reason to feel better about our abysmally one-track days.
Curt's done a good job through the book, taking us on a roller coaster ride alongside his characters. He's got potential, that's for sure. I'm betting on him.
I'm not one to usually read books with "Love" in the title. Cuz I knew they are in the sappy romance genre that I so strictly avoid. (Then I read a book with "Fifty" in the title that had nothing to do with math - I've since changed my stance on judging a book by its title. Or cover. Or anything other than the book really).
I am usually a sucker for books with "Robot" in the title, cuz duh - Sci-Fi. Best Genre ever. (Then again, a book with "Dragon" in the title turned out not to be about dragons at all, and instead involved a maniacal hacker. Like I said, I've changed.)
So this books straddles both the sappy romance and sci-fi genres - while actually favouring one over the other for the most of the book, it's still both genres, although Imma say it's been true to the major genre overall.
It starts off with a young man finding himself in an unusual world. And being joined by a young lady makes it all the more unusual for him. It's a story of these characters finding themselves - and the solutions to a host of other issues. It's about meeting ordinary people in extraordinary times and finding solace in their everyday stories. It's about learning to whistle. And ride a bike.
It's not a life changing book. But it puts a lot of things into perspective and gives us reason to feel better about our abysmally one-track days.
Curt's done a good job through the book, taking us on a roller coaster ride alongside his characters. He's got potential, that's for sure. I'm betting on him.
July 5, 2017
This is exciting robot-occupied Earth science fiction in the “running man” style and I recommend it highly. The opening sequence is crisp, effective misdirection and sets the tone (you won’t guess), then the reader slips into the world of the culled and half-beaten humans waiting for the tables to turn in their favour. There’s a daring escape, the desperate journey of the hunted, a la Barry England’s novel Figures in a Landscape, hope, dashed hope, new hope and then some cool and unexpected turning of events. I particularly like the pleasant demolition of self-assured academic liberalism, collaborators on Segways.
Never judge a book by its cover. The cover image is totally wrong for this story and had me believing it was a dippy romance, which it is absolutely not. This is a science fiction struggle which happens to have a couple experiencing the questionable delights of a planet being adapted to non-human needs and the image I had in my head of these two characters is a world away from the stock-image casual suburban tennis club dating scene that the cover image suggests. If anything , this cover puts off potential readers who would love this book, particularly males who don’t read romantic stories. Come back guys! You’ve misunderstood. There they go, more running men.
I can’t give you a long review of this book without leaking the story but it is a friendly and memorable piece of science fiction lit. which is paced about right, written in a professional and approachable way, should appeal to a wide age range and demographic, doesn’t offend anyone who doesn’t deeply deserve it and will let you rest easy at the end. It would work very well as a TV mini-series because it divides well into three stages and the female role is written as a credible human for a change, not a posing doll or a she-ninja, so there’s a tip for re-use in a secondary format, but until that happens I recommend that you buy this as a present to yourself, read it and pass it on to your friends with your own recommendation because it’s a good book that should not go silently into the night when more people should be talking about it.
Read. Recommended. Over to you.
Never judge a book by its cover. The cover image is totally wrong for this story and had me believing it was a dippy romance, which it is absolutely not. This is a science fiction struggle which happens to have a couple experiencing the questionable delights of a planet being adapted to non-human needs and the image I had in my head of these two characters is a world away from the stock-image casual suburban tennis club dating scene that the cover image suggests. If anything , this cover puts off potential readers who would love this book, particularly males who don’t read romantic stories. Come back guys! You’ve misunderstood. There they go, more running men.
I can’t give you a long review of this book without leaking the story but it is a friendly and memorable piece of science fiction lit. which is paced about right, written in a professional and approachable way, should appeal to a wide age range and demographic, doesn’t offend anyone who doesn’t deeply deserve it and will let you rest easy at the end. It would work very well as a TV mini-series because it divides well into three stages and the female role is written as a credible human for a change, not a posing doll or a she-ninja, so there’s a tip for re-use in a secondary format, but until that happens I recommend that you buy this as a present to yourself, read it and pass it on to your friends with your own recommendation because it’s a good book that should not go silently into the night when more people should be talking about it.
Read. Recommended. Over to you.
April 18, 2019
Why isn't this a movie?
This story was better than what I was expecting. The world is taken over by robots from outer space. Most of humanity is wiped out. The few that are left are pets.
The story doesn't end there. It follows two humans thrown together to "mate" and make more human pets.( Kind of like we do with dogs) they escape together. There is where the story takes a turn from the usual robot story.
It definitely had some surprises that made the story enjoyable. Some scenes were creepy and some were sad. Over all it was a great story.
This story was better than what I was expecting. The world is taken over by robots from outer space. Most of humanity is wiped out. The few that are left are pets.
The story doesn't end there. It follows two humans thrown together to "mate" and make more human pets.( Kind of like we do with dogs) they escape together. There is where the story takes a turn from the usual robot story.
It definitely had some surprises that made the story enjoyable. Some scenes were creepy and some were sad. Over all it was a great story.
December 5, 2023
I wasn't sure I would like this book. I'm not that big on romances. The idea of humans as pets intrigued me, though.
It turned out to be an interesting story.
The romance was there, but it wasn’t overwhelming and didn’t take away from the storyline, escaping the robots.
Yes, I would agree. It is suitable for all ages.
It turned out to be an interesting story.
The romance was there, but it wasn’t overwhelming and didn’t take away from the storyline, escaping the robots.
Yes, I would agree. It is suitable for all ages.
October 9, 2017
My first read from author C.W. Crowe. I’d received an ARC of Betrayal in the Robot Dawn and, not liking jumping into the middle of something, went out and got this book to read first. An entertaining and exciting read that I enjoyed. I’ll definitely read more from C.W. Crowe!
October 14, 2017
Excellent! Great story with lots of unexpected twists. You know it's a good book when people comment on how grumpy you are when life interrupts your reading!
February 26, 2017
I wasn't sure I would like this book. I'm not that big on romances. The idea of humans as pets intrigued me, though. It turned out to be an interesting story. The romance was there, but it wasn’t overwhelming and didn’t take away from the storyline, escaping the robots.
Yes, I would agree. It is suitable for all ages.
Yes, I would agree. It is suitable for all ages.
April 4, 2017
A unique and enjoyable twist on the robot apocalypse. It's not a typical romance, but it's not quite a post-apoc either. It's a nice blend of the two with a lot of action, some sweet moments, and a few twists that I didn't see coming.
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