Excerpt and Giveaway ~ Homo Roboticus by Mayet Ligad Yuhico

Posted: September 30, 2019 in giveaways, Science Fiction, thriller
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Homo Roboticus

by Mayet Ligad Yuhico

Homo Roboticus by [Yuhico, Mayet Ligad]

Synopsis

US Colony Agent Brice O’ Rourke is traumatised as a child when half the world disappears as waters rose because of climate change and when North Korea unleashed sentient human like droid soldiers to conquer lands for their hungry people.

When the US Congress passed laws allowing the Homo Roboticus Sollus and Aequilavum programs, Brice gains Ira, a sister, and meets a fellow droid agent Lee Jae Sung who saves her life during a mission.

As a new President wins on an anti-robotist, authoritarian stance vowing a pre-machine existence, will Brice defy her own government and risk her life to save loved ones from extinction?

“Homo Roboticus is a richly-imagined cautionary tale of a future earth in which long-feared climate disaster has actually happened, the world’s population is permanently at war, and robots have become almost more human than their creators.” –Susan Krawitz, author of Viva, Rose!, a Sydney Taylor Honor winner, National Jewish Book Award debut fiction finalist, and Spur Award finalist

 Enjoy this peek inside:

Brice entered the glass portal. Whoosh! She closed her eyes as a machine sucked her thin suit and headgear from her body. And then the safety lights flashed, and she entered the safe house.

Its coolness was a welcome respite from the heat outside. Naked, she sat on a pod-shaped chair, closed her eyes, and waited for the rest of the ritual. A squadron of tiny cleaning machines whirred around her, thin brushes entering the crevices of her face and body, scrubbing them clean of toxic ash. When they flew away, spray jets descended from the ceiling and water cascaded down, washing away any debris. When the safety lights flashed again, she stood and stepped forward into drying gusts of air. With the flash of a single green light, she was cleared to leave the portal.

Her dark blue suit was hanging inside a cabinet by the door. As she dressed, she tried not to think how much she loathed this stiff, ugly, utilitarian garment. Instead, she turned her focus to the notes she would write about the Agni landscape. “Day 15. Han Machina survivor #2817 interview notes in Annex V. Still no daylight due to smog, pollutants enter the crevices of the body’s orifices, need for a mask 24/7. UNINHABITABLE.”

As always, a thin whirring Bee, her mechanical electronic monitor, had stood by during the cleaning ritual and was now hovering at its usual arm’s-length distance from her head. That soft, buzzing noise was her constant companion. There was nothing she could do that wouldn’t be observed by the Colony. She turned away from the Bee, as if to block out its presence.

About Author Mayet Ligad Yuhico

Mayet Ligad Yuhico is the author of FOURTEEN DAYS, a work of romantic contemporary fiction published in 2011.

Based in Singapore since 2012, Mayet has shifted to the genre of speculative fiction in her new novel, HOMO ROBOTICUS, to ponder on the consequences of global warming and climate change.

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Comments
  1. Mary Preston says:

    Sounds most unique. I like that.

  2. judethomas21 says:

    It sounds really good!

  3. Hi Laura! Mayet Ligad Yuhico here. So glad to be able to join you today!

  4. I’ll be very happy to answer any questions if you have any. Fire away! 🙂

  5. Beatrice LaRocca says:

    An intriguing synopsis and excerpt. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi is one of my favorite genres. This is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your book and author details

  6. James Robert says:

    Thank you for taking the time to share your terrific book with us. I enjoyed reading about it.

  7. laurie damrose says:

    This sounds like the future.

  8. Tammy says:

    This story sounds pretty unique!

  9. Rita Wray says:

    Sounds like a good read.

  10. Anita Yancey says:

    The book sounds so interesting, I just love story about the future.

    • Thank you for your interest in Homo Roboticus, Anita. As long as humans are involved, the stories will always be fascinating since we are all flawed creatures, and thus interesting – whether this is set in the present or the future. 🙂

  11. Cathy French says:

    I love thrillers and this sounds good. I like the cover as well.

    • Thank you Cathy for your comments. The cover was created by my son Mathew Yuhico. I find the cover very intriguing as well, the image of the hand elicits a lot of questions that begs to be answered. Let me know what questions form in your mind!

  12. Kayla Harmon says:

    love the cover

  13. Victoria Alexander says:

    Sounds like a very interesting book, thanks for sharing 🙂

  14. i love books that deal with climate and ecology
    sherry @ fundinmental

  15. jeneaw41 says:

    It sounds like it would be a good one!

  16. texasinak says:

    This sounds really intriguing! Im excited to read it.

  17. Cali W. says:

    Thanks for the giveaway; I like excerpt. 🙂

  18. wendy hutton says:

    thanks this sounds great

  19. 1952Tempest says:

    The synopsis is intriguing! Looks like a great read!

  20. Susan Smith says:

    Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

  21. Dale Wilken says:

    The book sounds really great.

  22. Debbie P says:

    This sounds like an awesome story and I can’t wait to read it.

  23. Hi Debbie! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this sci-fi thriller. Thank you for your wonderful comments! 🙂

  24. Trix says:

    Good luck with the release!

  25. Veronica Lee says:

    Sounds like an intriguing read.

  26. Audrey Stewart says:

    I have read Mayet Ligad Yuhico, Fourteen Days and I really enjoyed it. I am sure this will be as good.

    • Oh hi Audrey! So happy to hear you’ve read Fourteen Days! I’ve shifted to a different genre now, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy this book too. Let me know your thoughts if you finally get to read Homo Roboticus. Have a great week ahead!

  27. jmesparza821 says:

    I liked the synopsis, and I’ve added this book to my book wishlist.

  28. wendy hutton says:

    thanks the excerpt sounds great

  29. SCOTT BRUNSKILL says:

    sci fi and thriller….two of my three fave genres…..thanks for sharing the synopsis….sounds good to me

  30. Christina Moore says:

    Sounds like a great book , I would love to read it

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