A review by agmaynard
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

1.0

Interesting thinking going into world creation, ruined for me by the gender phobia.  Crisply narrated by Jennifer Ikeda. Has some interesting ideas and nearish future what ifs with drugs, robots, etc. As with others more eloquent than I, bothered by questions of gender identity in ungendered robots, raised but not really explored. Also, gratuitous use of “f” slur, and literally, last five minutes of the tale an attempted parallel of Paladin with transgendered people.