In episode 113 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Madeline Ashby, author of the new novel, vN.
About Madeline Ashby:
Madeline Ashby is a science fiction writer, futurist, anime fan, and immigrant. Her debut novel, vN, is available for pre-order now. Her non-fiction has appeared at BoingBoing, io9, WorldChanging, and Tor.com.
About vN:
vN introduces us to Amy. She’s been grown in a stable family environment, with her robot mother and human father. But alone of all her kind, her human-protecting failsafe has stopped working for some reason. Soon she’s on the run from the law, and worse – everyone’s after her, some to use her as a weapon, others to destroy her. Her sole friend is a robot boy who’s programmed to only like humans. This is pure science fiction entertainment, combining a stunning extrapolation of a robot future with bravura kick-ass Manga-inspired action – think Philip K Dick meets Joss Whedon.
You can read the review of vN by Cathy Russell right here on Functional Nerds!
Links:
- Madeline Ashby (author’s website)
- Madeline on Twitter
- John on Twitter
- Patrick on Twitter
- John’s Summer Glau Remix Album
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Excellent episode! I need to make time to listen to these podcasts more often.
Thanks Amanda! So glad you liked it!
~P