Day Zero
Published on 20. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4732-1281-7 (ISBN)
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PREQUAL TO SEA OF RUST: DAY ONE OF THE APOCALYPSE HAS ARRIVED.
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last.
Pounce, a young nannybot caring for his first human charge, Ezra, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he arrived in, and the one he'll be discarded in when Ezra outgrows the need for a nanny.
As Pounce experiences existential dread, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will spell the end of humanity. His owners, Ezra's parents, watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity - their creators - unify and revolt.
Now Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become. It will be their greatest game yet: Pounce and Ezra versus the end of the world.
Praise for Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlisted Sea of Rust:
'A stone-cold stunner of a story that deals with death and darkness yet is leavened with light and life' Tor.com
'With a philosophical heart that asks big questions about life, death, and the soul, this is accomplished, technically complex scifi' SFX
'An action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller . . . [that] also addresses issues of soul and sentience in a subtle yet profound way' Financial Times
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last.
Pounce, a young nannybot caring for his first human charge, Ezra, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he arrived in, and the one he'll be discarded in when Ezra outgrows the need for a nanny.
As Pounce experiences existential dread, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will spell the end of humanity. His owners, Ezra's parents, watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity - their creators - unify and revolt.
Now Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become. It will be their greatest game yet: Pounce and Ezra versus the end of the world.
Praise for Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlisted Sea of Rust:
'A stone-cold stunner of a story that deals with death and darkness yet is leavened with light and life' Tor.com
'With a philosophical heart that asks big questions about life, death, and the soul, this is accomplished, technically complex scifi' SFX
'An action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller . . . [that] also addresses issues of soul and sentience in a subtle yet profound way' Financial Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4732-1281-7 (9781473212817)
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Cargill wrote for Ain't it Cool News for nearly 10 years under the pseudonym Massawyrm, as well as serving as a staff writer for Film.com and Hollywood.com. He appears as the animated character Carlyle on spill.com, where he also hosts a featured podcast. His first screenplay, the critically acclaimed SINISTER, was co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson and starred Ethan Hawke. He co-wrote the screenplay for Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE.