LifeL1k3 published by Knopf Booksīut what could happen if a single robot managed to overwrite these laws or if someone changed them on purpose? Would it be the end of humankind? Or the beginning of a new era on Earth? If robots have emotions and minds of their own aren’t they allowed to make their own decisions? A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.They are programmed by The Three Laws of Robotics: There are no exceptions: even the smartest AI is bound to serve mankind and it doesn’t matter if they are intelligent enough to have their own minds and personalities. In this world, humans share the planet with different types of robots that were built and programmed to serve humans in many ways. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth that was almost destroyed by the stupidity of humankind (nothing surprising). LifeL1k3 is a new book series by the brilliant Jay Kristoff. The first thing you need to know about this book is that it will break your heart no matter how well prepared you think you are for it.
With her best friend Lemon Fresh and her robotic conscience, Cricket, in tow, she and Ezekiel will trek across deserts of irradiated glass, infiltrate towering megacities and scour the graveyard of humanity’s greatest folly to save the ones Eve loves, and learn the dark secrets of her past.Įven if those secrets were better off staying buried. If she’s ever had a worse day, Eve can’t remember it.īut when Eve discovers the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls home, her entire world comes crashing down.
To top it off, she’s discovered she can destroy electronics with the power of her mind, and the puritanical Brotherhood are building a coffin her size. The robot gladiator she’s just spent six months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, and the only thing keeping her Grandpa from the grave was the fistful of credits she just lost to the bookies. On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap.Įve isn’t looking for secrets-she’s too busy looking over her shoulder.
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