The Automata Key: A Spire Shaped Universe Novel

by B.Y. Yan

"A Cyberpunk Western Heist!" In the frozen frontier, the sentient robot Yokel has red on his ledger. An invincible warrior, probably he didn't need the boy to try and save his life. Yet, it was the thought that counted. The boy only wanted one thing before he His love, Angie, a formless artificial intelligence prostitute, freed from her bonds and made whole with a body to call her own. Bartering for flesh is never cheap. It's a seller's market out there with the price pushed sky-high. For the lone, desperate buyer, that means reconnecting with his mysterious past, and gathering a crew to rob the richest man in the cosmos--who also happens to be family. Foppish playboy dandies, living ‘smart’ weapons, and a gynoid princess gunslinger. These are just some of Yokel's crew, but even they might not be enough when the family feud turns earnest. Mercenary armies clash while all are swept up in an unexpected trip beyond the stars. In retrospect, the grey-goo depository of the wealth of worlds was the least of it. Now, if only Yokel (and his posse) can survive the killer clones long enough to see how it all turns out…

278 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 11, 2020