Japoness, like the rest of planet Terra II, is a land without women. In an attempt to fill this void, society has devised female androids called marionettes. But they are simply soulless machines designed to help with routine tasks. Until, that is, an ordinary young man named Otaru discovers three sleeping marionettes possessed with a special circuit that gives them the ability to have emotions.

"Otaru and his Saber Marionettes have been asked to infiltrate Gartlant and put a stop to Faust's evil plans. But even the combined strength, speed, and courage of the Marionette may not be engough. After all, the Saber Dolls are just as devoted to Faust as the Marionettes are to Otaru. Danger takes a back seat to lofe as Lime, Cherrry, and Bloodberry continue to try and win Otaru's affection and live "happily ever after" with some hailious results....

A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest...

"A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband--but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before. Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells...

"Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you're at work, and you've had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot....

Eliot Lazar fell in love with an android, which is the kind of thing that can get you killed in late 21st century Los Angeles or anywhere else for that matter - anywhere except the man-made island of Atlantis, far out in the Pacific, which is where Eliot and Iris are headed once they get their hands on a boat. But then one night Eliot knocks on Iris's door only to find she was kidnapped, chopped up, sold for parts. Unable to move on and unwilling...

The Martin family purchased Andrew, an android, they soon discover that he is one extraordinary droid.

"Influenced by the Robot Ethics Committee, it's become common sense for people to treat androids like household appliances. Their appearance -indistinguishable from humans except for the ring over each android's head - has led some people to empathize unnecessarily with androids. Known as "android-holics", such people have become a social problem. Rikuo, a high school student, has been taught from childhood that androids are not to be viewed as humans,...

"Jack Marlowe is tired of his role as Spartan, android warrior and leader of the WildCats. He's convinced his team can do more good as responsible corporate citizens-- inciting global harmony through consumerism. With the gun-slinging Grifter on his side, and new recruits NPS Agent Wax and underworld power broker C.C. Rendozzo stepping into play, he plots their first mission: tap a source of unlimited power, and deliver it to the masses"--Page 4 of...

When his young daughter's beloved companion, an android named Yang, malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.