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Autonomous
Published 2017 by Tor Books · 304 pages
Nebula · 2018
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Annalee Newitz on these ballots
2 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 2018–2024
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Synopsis
In 2144, pharmaceutical pirate Jack Chen reverse-engineers patented drugs and distributes cheap copies from her submarine. When one of her generics causes a dangerous addiction epidemic, she races to find a fix while being hunted by an autonomous military robot and its human partner — who are developing a complicated bond of their own.
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