Cardinal Machines, Tracy Eire
Cardinal Machines, Tracy Eire
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Cardinal Machines

Author: Tracy Eire

Narrator: QueenK8

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tracy Eire

Published: 10/21/2020


Synopsis

Zoey Collins Cardinal needed a lifeline. Tragedy gave her 1-Ocean.Being the great niece of mother of A.I. Katherine Cardinal, doesn't mean Zoey is rolling in green. In fact, she's living in the threadbare shadows of a great house that once belonged to her father and was passed down to her uncle. But the Collins family is rife with penetration-testers and Private Eyes, a gene Zoey's inherited in spades. So, even alone, Zoey is ready to fight to survive and make it in the business by herself. She's barely making the bills when her great aunt passes away and leaves her a prototype Cardinal Machine called 1-Ocean.The Ocean unit is beautiful and buttoned-down, installed in Zoey’s front room. But what's a girl to do with a sweet custom android like Ocean? Why not take him out to pick up bail jumpers? It's easy money, since the Ocean models were designed for federal investigations and law-enforcement! But when Zoey takes on a bail jumper who would be her biggest bank, News channels report him dead in a seaside park. The Sheriff's Department rules it an accident, but her android's assessment calls it murder.And Zoey Collins is not the best at believing the powers that be....If you like The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells this series & its law enforcement android is for you! / Audiobook narrated by QueenK8!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat

AI is the future and this book shows how AI could be used. This is an intriguing story with Zoey as the awesome main character, and page-turning, compelling action throughout the book. Excellently-written, I highly recommend this magnificent story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout a......more

This is a great sci-fi adventure. I liked it... It is unique, inventive, and thoughtful. It really stirs your interest! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Spoilers: Tracey Eire's Science Fiction novel, Cardinal Machines, explores the complex relationship between humanity and machinery. Nothing new in that, except that machinery is personified by an android taking the form of a handsome young man and humanity is personified by a cynical young woman wor......more

Goodreads review by Shmuel

A great YA crime tale with a strong narrative of teamwork The story has proven to me that a human-made robot could become 'humanized' to the level of presenting consciousness elements and even feelings. That made this an entertaining read and great escapism, where the main narrative goes around Zoey......more

Goodreads review by Jamie

Bumpy Start But Ultimately Enjoyable Giving the reader enough information but not info dumping is a tricky tightrope for an author to navigate well. The seesaw usually either tips too far one way or the other. Unfortunately, this author went way too far with the “in media res” concept, jumping into t......more