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2179, Mars has been
colonized by Earth, populated by humans and "Second Type" robots-robots
designed to perform the menial tasks humans won't do. And then there are
the "Third Types" - Illegal humanoid robots designed by a nationalist
force to look and behave exactly like humans -Living undetected among
the Martian population as citizens, until one man, Rene D'anclaude, starts
a massacre in a vow to destroy all the "Thirds".
That is where she comes in.
She is Nomi Armitage. A Cyber-punk Martian cop in hot pants, with an attitude
as deadly as her gun. She is also a "Third," and her fight against
D'anclaude is a fight for their survival. Her partner, Ross Sylibus, lost
his partner at the hands of cybernetic limb and hates robots. But Ross
must face this prejudice when he is injured and has cybernetic lim replacements
- bringing him closer to becoming one of the "monsters" he abhors.
He begins to realize that being human is more than just flesh and blood
and joins Armitage in her fight against D'anclaude and her quest to discover
the mystery of why the "Third Type" was created. Armitage and
Ross are brought together in a bond of love and hope as their journey
uncovers a secret that could destroy two worlds!
This is a story about technology and emotion. About hatred and love. About
a human on the verge of becoming a machine and a machine on the verge
of becoming a human.
It is a story of survival.
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