Maverick

BEYOND ROBOT CITY AWAITS A BRAVE NEW GALAXY OF ROBOTS AND ALIENS

His name is Derec. His memory destroyed, his identity tied by blood to a network of robotic cities. Derec should be able to control them, but something is going haywire. The cities are not working as they should, and they are becoming dangerous.

Somebody else is tampering with the robot cities—Dr. Janet Anastasi, Derec’s mother. Unwittingly, her interference is about to start a war between humans and aliens. Cataclysmic forces are gathering, and Derec must find a way to prevent destruction!

Bruce Bethke is an American author best known for his 1983 short story Cyberpunk which led to the widespread use of the term, including for the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. His novel, Headcrash, won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1995 for SF original paperback published in the US.

Awards: Philip K. Dick Award