Us, Et Cetera

Name: Us, Et Cetera
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Kit Vincent
ISBN: 9781959052074

Author: Kit Vincent

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sky House Publishing

Published: 07/25/2024

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Synopsis

"Unbearably poignant."—The New York Times.Read by Audie, Earphones, and Golden Voice award-winning narrator Michael Crouch.Eke lives in a nice house, in a wealthy neighborhood, with an upstanding family: Mr. and Mrs. Kensworth and their three children. But Eke is not family; Eke is property. He’s an AI whose job is to keep the house clean and organized, and no matter how much Eke secretly wishes to be allowed outside to see the stars or to make a real friend, he’s either ignored or bullied by the family that owns him.To make things worse, the Kensworths purchase a shiny new AI named Kyp, who quickly becomes everyone’s favorite, leaving Eke feeling more isolated than ever. That is until a terrifying party incident brings the two AI together, sparking a chain of events that forces them to commit the unthinkable: defy human orders and run away.With AI hunters hot on their trail, Eke and Kyp set out on a perilous journey across the country, fighting for their lives, searching for the true meaning of freedom, and even daring to fall in love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on January 09, 2024

Only eight days into the new year and I've already found a new fav! A new fav and one that had me balling my eyes out at one point 😭 Set in a near future dystopian America, Us, Et Cetera follows two AI's Eke and Kyp and their journey from being household AI's to escaping and fighting for their freedo......more

Goodreads review by Jo⁷ on July 14, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing an audio ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. “Defying the whole world requires courage, but that is the only way to be free.” This book destroyed me. From page one, I was overcome with both love and fear for Eke. I could see right away how an......more

Goodreads review by Heather K (dentist in my spare time) on March 31, 2024

BLEAK.......more

Goodreads review by Hugo #freepalestine on October 06, 2023

The author perfectly captures this Rich suburban American family lifestyle at the start, also they are treating these robots like slaves, I'm just so stunned. If there's ever a future when the ai/robots become deviant and don't turn out bad and they'll become just like eke and kyp, I hope there's a l......more

Goodreads review by ancientreader on June 17, 2023

In the world of Us, Et Cetera, AIs have taken over most of the work formerly done by humans; rich humans live in luxurious, closely guarded enclaves with their AI servants. Non-rich humans ... don't, and the world outside the wealthy enclaves is more or less at war with it (though this is referred t......more