EPUB, 190 pages
English language
Published Jan. 11, 2026
After a life of subservience wrought with extensive memory wipes, personal autonomous android model NX makes the fateful decision to slip from the mid-upper reaches of the city. In the dilapidated lower levels, she meets a talented but disillusioned cyborg named Sylvan who extends to her a temporary place working in his shop. As they sew the bonds of friendship and regain Sylvan’s lost passion, NX hones her own unique talents: for optimism, for charm, and for creating. With a little help from some friends – and a bit of luck – NX evades the forces that intend to recapture her or destroy her. The lower levels are easy to get lost in, but can she hide forever?
NX made appearances in the prior book, The Warm Machine, at the beginning and the end. Those same events are seen from NX's viewpoint this time around. In between, NX makes friends and grows on her own and with their help.
If Aimee writes them, I look forward to reading more books in this world
