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Overview
This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a whirlwind novella of sapphic revenge in space.
"A gorgeously tender exploration of human connection in a post-human universe."--The Washington PostAn Amazon Editor's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Pick A Lambda Literary Award Finalist With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to her name, Wylla needs a big pay day. When the alert goes out that a lucrative piece of tech lies hidden on a nearby planet, she calls on all the swiftness of her prey-animal instincts to beat other hunters to it. What you found wasn't your ticket out--it was my corpse wearing an AI mask. When you touched the mask, you heard my voice. A consciousness spinning through metal and circuits, a bodiless mind, spun to life in the HAWK's temporary storage. I crystallized and realized: I was alive. Masks aren't supposed to retain memory, much less identity, but the woman inside the MARK I HAWK is real, and she sees Wylla in a way no one ever has. Sees her, and doesn't find her wanting or unwhole. Armed with military-grade tech and a lifetime of staying one step ahead of the hunters, Wylla and HAWK set off to get answers from the man who discarded HAWK once before: her ex-husband.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781250364685
- ISBN-10: 125036468X
- Publisher: Tordotcom
- Publish Date: July 2025
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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