A review by marpesea
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
4.0
This well-crafted robot western stars Brittle, a comfort bot built to take care of people in a world where there are no more humans. Actually, there's not much to do now, aside from avoiding assimilation into a OWI (One World Intelligence) and scavenging parts of other broken or dying bots.
Cargill explores themes of humanity, agency, and the quest for meaning/purpose (especially challenging in a world where everyone is barely surviving and there is no real hope for future improvements).
The narration was excellent, the world was fascinatingly bleak and Brittle is a flawed hero with a tragic backstory (like most anyone who is still alive).
Recommended for fans of The Murderbot Diaries, A Closed and Common Orbit and anyone who ever wished the robots of Ex Machina or Westworld would just get on with it and kill all of the humans.
Cargill explores themes of humanity, agency, and the quest for meaning/purpose (especially challenging in a world where everyone is barely surviving and there is no real hope for future improvements).
The narration was excellent, the world was fascinatingly bleak and Brittle is a flawed hero with a tragic backstory (like most anyone who is still alive).
Recommended for fans of The Murderbot Diaries, A Closed and Common Orbit and anyone who ever wished the robots of Ex Machina or Westworld would just get on with it and kill all of the humans.