My Nova

From The Author Of 'Skyquakers' Comes The Asimovian Sci-Fi Adventure Of 'My Nova'. The Future Is A Weird And Wonderful Place. Teachers Have Been Replaced By Monitors Doctors Have Been Replaced By Machines And Children Are Now Built In Factories. The Monopolised Mass Production Of Trademarked 'Living Intelligence' By Engineering Genius And Megalomaniac Professor Simon Archald Creates A New Generation Of Hyper-Intelligent Obedient Robotic Children Called The Youth Brought In To Help Solve The World'S Aging Population Crisis. The Beloved Youth Are Welcomed Into Communities Across The Country Seamlessly Integrating Into Work-Forces And Families To Assist Wherever The Demand Might Be. Deputy Dean Craver Is Not A Fan Of The New Trend And Sees The Growing Dependence On Ai Technology In His District As A Disaster In Waiting. His Fears Prove To Hold True When A Nasa Mission To The Moon Ends In A Total Technological Blackout Rendering Almost Every Digital Device In The Region Useless. The Lights Go Out The Cars Stop Running And Archald'S Blue-Eyed Artificial Children Instantly Turn On Their Owners In A Violent Uprising Of Man Versus Machine. During The Chaos Dean Becomes Separated From His Partner And Winds Up In The Care Of A Lost Boy Named Nova. In An Attempt To Make It Safely Home To New Orleans The Two Become Entangled In The Invasion Of A Gang Of Anti-Tech Cross-Dressing Carnival Folk The Rampage Of Bloodthirsty Velociraptors An Impending Hurricane And A Global Conspiracy Theory Resulting From One Man'S Insane Ambition To Permanently Meld Humans And Machines Into A Single Immortal Entity.