Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer

ODE TO THE HALF-BROKEN by Suzanne Palmer (Hugo award-winning author) is a work of science fiction that will touch your heart. It is set in the near future after a major conflict between humans and mechs or machines. The main character is a sentient robot that has protected its solitude for roughly twenty years. An act of aggression causes it to start on a journey where it establishes relationships with machines, humans, and other life forms like a cyborg dog named Atticus. Sad and disturbing, but ultimately uplifting, ODE TO THE HALF-BROKEN received starred reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly (“Palmer’s vision for how society might reshape itself after massive conflict is inventive, but where the tale truly shines is its captivating characters and the ways in which they’re willing to work together.”). Highly recommended for fans of Automatic Noodle, Klara and the Sun, and Monk and Robot.