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Some promises must be broken . . .
DUTY
DUTY
She’s the last scribe on earth. Devoted to her work . . . and to the ancient promise that binds her to her future husband.
PASSIONHe’s a charismatic stage actor. A robot bound by the strict rules that his craft demands . . . until he meets the scribe. Their desire ignites a fiery passion that burns through every promise, every obligation.
TRAGEDYBut when a theatergoer is murdered and a robot is accused of the crime, the hard-won rights of robots everywhere are suddenly on the line.
This isn’t a play anymore. This is life.
- GenresRomance
423 pages, Paperback
Published January 3, 2018
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March 2, 2018
I loved this book!
We have Quintus, the robot actor who has been celibate for 20 years and the Scribe, who is the only human alive who can actually write. Quintus stumbles upon her while visiting a theater patron and is immediately smitten. Tradition demands that he remain celibate because his art is everything and she is promised to another (whom she hates with a passion). I loved reading about their struggles and triumphs along the way to love and marriage.
Though this can be read as a stand-alone novel, the first two books in the series setup the whole "robots are human too" philosophy.
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
We have Quintus, the robot actor who has been celibate for 20 years and the Scribe, who is the only human alive who can actually write. Quintus stumbles upon her while visiting a theater patron and is immediately smitten. Tradition demands that he remain celibate because his art is everything and she is promised to another (whom she hates with a passion). I loved reading about their struggles and triumphs along the way to love and marriage.
Though this can be read as a stand-alone novel, the first two books in the series setup the whole "robots are human too" philosophy.
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 19, 2018
Interesting murder mystery, but a touch too heavy on the romance side for me.
This particular story from the author's strange and rather intriguing future world hinges around a murder at the theatre. And begs the question; has a robot somehow managed to circumvent the laws which prevent them from killing a human?
I wasn't quite as enamoured of this book as I was with the first two in this series. Possibly because the robots' hormonal systems seem to be on overdrive and the intimacy, especially that of Quintus,actor extraordinaire, became a touch tedious. That's probably just me, I can only tolerate so much romantic dalliances before I begin get annoyed with the characters, and sometimes the author. There's much more romance in this one than the prior two combined
Still, having said that, there's enough unfolding of more characters and their uniques backgrounds, especially the scribe. The world's last. A little puzzling that both people and the robots appear to have dropped the skill of actually writing. Just another strange quirk of this unique future world that the author has created.
Prior characters make an appearance and it was good to catch up with them and see what they were up to.
An enjoyable book, as is this strange world of Lipkin's. Looking forward to the next one of the series.
This particular story from the author's strange and rather intriguing future world hinges around a murder at the theatre. And begs the question; has a robot somehow managed to circumvent the laws which prevent them from killing a human?
I wasn't quite as enamoured of this book as I was with the first two in this series. Possibly because the robots' hormonal systems seem to be on overdrive and the intimacy, especially that of Quintus,actor extraordinaire, became a touch tedious. That's probably just me, I can only tolerate so much romantic dalliances before I begin get annoyed with the characters, and sometimes the author. There's much more romance in this one than the prior two combined
Still, having said that, there's enough unfolding of more characters and their uniques backgrounds, especially the scribe. The world's last. A little puzzling that both people and the robots appear to have dropped the skill of actually writing. Just another strange quirk of this unique future world that the author has created.
Prior characters make an appearance and it was good to catch up with them and see what they were up to.
An enjoyable book, as is this strange world of Lipkin's. Looking forward to the next one of the series.
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January 15, 2018
This was the second I read in the series since it states it can be read as a standalone however I do recommend reading in order to avoid confusion. That being said I really enjoyed the story and the Auhtors writing and will be going back to read the full series.
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