Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We have the second book from my April @yourpaperquest subscription box today, the AI focused sci-fi debut novel Automaton by Ian Young
To watch an interview with the author:
youtu.be/uQLFJeJ_bNM?si=IDudyXlNSWuvw_oJ
Subscription Box Website:
yourpaperquest.com (UK only!)
Synopsis:
Humanity is on the cusp of extinction. Deteriorating populations threaten the planetary economy and risk the collapse of humanity itself. In desperation, human-like machines are built to serve where man no longer can.
These are the Automata.
Five thousand years later, humankind no longer walks the Earth, but has ascended beyond biology to float above Earth in a hemisphere-spanning supercomputer. When an anomaly arises on Earth that not even a post-biological civilization can comprehend, XR-345x—a long-deactivated top-of-the-line automaton—is awoken in a derelict facility deep within the overgrown jungles of Africa.
With help from Hank—a mysterious holographic A.I.— XR must learn of the advent of the automata and the resulting civil unrest, to a war that destroyed humanity’s trust in their would-be saviors, to racial disparities that divided the globe, to love eventually building a bridge that ultimately saved the human race.
At the same time, a violent automaton faction threatens XR, the anomaly, and what they represent for the future of Earth. Time is one thing the automaton does not have.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Story
04:16 - Characters
08:19 - World & Setting
13:32 - Presentation
15:37 - Final Thoughts
18:55 - Outro
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
If you need trigger warnings for your books, please visit these webpages:
booktriggerwarnings.com
triggerwarningdatabase.com
My Links:
twitch.tv/vens_corner
twitter.com/Vens_Corner
goodreads.com/vens_corner
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We have the second book from my April @yourpaperquest subscription box today, the AI focused sci-fi debut novel Automaton by Ian Young
To watch an interview with the author:
youtu.be/uQLFJeJ_bNM?si=IDudyXlNSWuvw_oJ
Subscription Box Website:
yourpaperquest.com (UK only!)
Synopsis:
Humanity is on the cusp of extinction. Deteriorating populations threaten the planetary economy and risk the collapse of humanity itself. In desperation, human-like machines are built to serve where man no longer can.
These are the Automata.
Five thousand years later, humankind no longer walks the Earth, but has ascended beyond biology to float above Earth in a hemisphere-spanning supercomputer. When an anomaly arises on Earth that not even a post-biological civilization can comprehend, XR-345x—a long-deactivated top-of-the-line automaton—is awoken in a derelict facility deep within the overgrown jungles of Africa.
With help from Hank—a mysterious holographic A.I.— XR must learn of the advent of the automata and the resulting civil unrest, to a war that destroyed humanity’s trust in their would-be saviors, to racial disparities that divided the globe, to love eventually building a bridge that ultimately saved the human race.
At the same time, a violent automaton faction threatens XR, the anomaly, and what they represent for the future of Earth. Time is one thing the automaton does not have.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Story
04:16 - Characters
08:19 - World & Setting
13:32 - Presentation
15:37 - Final Thoughts
18:55 - Outro
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
If you need trigger warnings for your books, please visit these webpages:
booktriggerwarnings.com
triggerwarningdatabase.com
My Links:
twitch.tv/vens_corner
twitter.com/Vens_Corner
goodreads.com/vens_corner
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/vens_corner
