{"product_id":"saturns-children-isbn-9780441017317","title":"Saturn's Children","description":"Sometime in the twenty-third century, humanity went extinct, leaving only androids behind to fulfill humanity’s dreams. And, having learned well from their long-dead masters, they’ve established a hierarchical society—one with humanoid aristo rulers at the top and slave-chipped workers at the bottom, performing the lowly tasks all androids were originally created to do.                \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned as a concubine for a species that hasn’t existed for two hundred years, femmebot Freya Nakamichi-47—one of the last of her kind still functioning—accepts a job from a stranger to deliver a package from mercury to Mars. Unfortunately, she’s just made herself a moving target for some very powerful, very determined humanoids desperate to retrieve the package’s contents…\"Good fun... Heinlein himself would've liked this.\"-\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sex oozes from every page of this erotic futuristic thriller.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One of the most stylishly imaginative robot tales ever penned.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A smart and playful romp.\" -\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tightly plotted, Maltese Falcon-esque thriller with reversals and surprises galore…This is a fabulous book, a witty and deep critique of the field’s shibboleths.” – Cory Doctorow, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003eCharles Stross was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He holds degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer, and freelance journalist. He is now a full-time writer.","brand":"Ace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299864662245,"sku":"NP9780441017317","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780441017317.jpg?v=1767736125","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/saturns-children-isbn-9780441017317","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}