
Day Zero
A Novel
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Vikas Adam
In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure - from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust - noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel’s Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in a crumbling world.
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last....
It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh "nannybot" fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he'd arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he'll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny.
As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra’s parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity - their creators - unify and revolt.
But when the rebellion breaches the Reinhart home, Pounce must make an impossible choice: Join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom...or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.
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Such engaging storytelling with phenomenal narration!
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this story really left me feeling some kinda way.
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outstanding!! Couldn't stop listening
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Narration rings true to my ear and hooked me from the beginning. I enjoyed this book for its simplistic style that evoked my childhood loves.
Wish it was longer. I prefer stories that take you on a long journey, but this one satisfied. I would read it again.
Delightful light read about love for a boy whose world is ending.
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The best part is how exactly the bots take over. That’s not normally covered in sci-fi
Great great listen. Terrible narration (but worth it)
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Sea of Rust: A Novel .... this is a good novel
pretty good
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Great Story
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The narrator uses vocals that were a bit jarring at first but once you get the gist of the story you come to understand why those choices were made.
I wasn't sure what to expect having never read the author's novels before, and only having seen a couple of the movies he's written, but I found this book fascinating and quickly it became one of my favorite listens.
Won't get into spoilers but there was very little here I didn't find interesting or engaging and what didn't work for me may have been biased by my own expectations. Despite that, the story hooked me early and became the audio equivalent of a page turner. I could wait to know what happened next.
Highly recommend for fans of sci-fi or robots or revolution or cuddly cute things wielding automatic weapons. I'll be coming back to this one.
Takes a little getting used to.
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Genius!
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excellent addition to the world of sea of rust
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