The Mad Scientist's Daughter
“Cat, this is Finn. He’s going to be your tutor.”Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman,...
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“Cat, this is Finn. He’s going to be your tutor.”Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion… and more.But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world.File Under: Science Fiction [ Constant Companion | Finn X | Sentient Rights | Hot Tin Roof ]
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857662651 (0857662651)
ASIN: 0857662651
Publish date: 2013-01-29
Publisher: Angry Robot
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian,her constant companion...and more. Bu...
TRIGGER WARNING: Domestic violence, gaslighting.Someone ages, and someone doesn't. They first meet when the ageing human, Cat Novak, is about five years old. Meanwhile, android Finn stays as an adult throughout the course of the novel. As a teenager, Cat falls in love with Finn, but at that stage he...
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