The Robots of Gotham

De: Todd McAulty

Narrado por: Graham Winton

A thrilling adventure in a world one step away from total subjugation by machines

After long years of war, the United States has sued for peace, yielding to a brutal coalition of nations ruled by fascist machines. One-quarter of the country is under foreign occupation. Manhattan has been annexed by a weird robot monarchy, and in Tennessee a permanent peace is being delicately negotiated between the battered remnants of the US government and an envoy of implacable machines.

Canadian businessman Barry Simcoe arrives in occupied Chicago days before his hotel is attacked by a rogue war machine. In the aftermath, he meets a dedicated Russian medic with the occupying army and 19 Black Winter, a badly damaged robot. Together they stumble on a machine conspiracy to unleash a horrific plague - and learn that the fabled American resistance is not as extinct as everyone believes. Simcoe races against time to prevent the extermination of all life on the continent...and uncover a secret that America's machine conquerors are desperate to keep hidden.

©2018 Todd McAulty (P)2018 Recorded Books

Terminator with a twist

Post apocalyptic future with super powerful AI dominating humans with their global tech kingdoms like cyber gods.

Happy surprise

I gave this book a chance and I’m glad I did I really enjoyed it. I wish it was part of a series or set, there is so much more that could be told about this world it was kinda sad that it ended and there isn’t more.

Terrific

Such a great story, world building, characters! Wish we could continue the adventure and see what happens next

Very, very good book.

I really enjoyed this book.

Twist and turns within the story allows for many more books to come. My only issue is that they are not available for me to download now!

Kudos to the new writer and choosing a great narrator. Too many time, new books are ruined by poor narration.

A truly unique take on a common theme.

The book was excellent. The author managed to create a truly unique take on the world ruled by machines story. The narrator was good, however regularly quoted characters may have sounded better as different voice actors.

Very interesting take on the future

I enjoyed the structure of the story, as if each chapter was a blog, but most I enjoyed looking at the future where humans and robots will co-exist as humans gradually are replaced by ever more competent and powerful robots.

Not Bad, but Definitely Slow.

Not to take anything away from the author's obvious intelligence, but this book read the way that some video games play:

It was obviously working towards something, but it was chock full of "side missions" and "rabbit holes" that weren't bad, but weren't too exciting either. Ultimately, each of them would advance the story in some small way...but it often took a long time to get there.

The premise was cool, the performance was solid, and I finished it...but it was far from a page-turner (can an audio book be a page-turner?)

Couple of Wow's

Wow. I really loved this book. the author is new to the scene so I can't wait for his next book. The Ghosts of Navy Pier. This is worth your audible credit.

The second wow, the narrator. Great job I really loved the characters he helped bring to life. I had never heard of him before, but I am very glad I took a chance on this book.

Great book

If you like conspiracy theories and/or technology driven robots and drones. This book is for you. Has a good mystery and suspense that closes leaving you ready for more. I hope there are more books coming from this author, that continues this story.

Surprisingly light-hearted and optimistic

An amazing book! I couldn't put it down. A creative and well-crafted narrative, thrilling twists, killer tech, and engaging characters. One of the best books I've read this year. If you like sci-fi, consider this book. The description sounds a bit dystopian; that can be hit or miss in my opinion. This was the perfect blend of crazy things happening in a not-so-distant-future where the world has cascaded to the brink of destruction and now struggles to find new social and political footing. Surprisingly light-hearted and optimistic, the protagonist stumbles along with surprising and refreshingly good luck as a war-torn Chicago of the future hangs in the balance.