Tony Ballantyne - Twisted Metal (Penrose 1, epub) - j_ray

Penrose is a world of intelligent robots who have forgotten their own distant past,
a world where all metal, even that of their own wire-based minds, is fought
over - a valuable resource to be reused and recycled. Now full-scale war looms, as
the soldiers of Artemis sweep across the continent of Shull, killing or converting
every robot to their stark philosophy. Only the robots of Turing City stand in
their way, robots who believe that they are something more than metal. Karel is one such
robot - or is he? Karel finds himself conscripted into the Artemisian army and sent
toward the frozen kingdoms of the north, and toward the truth about the legendary Book
of the Robots, a text which may finally explain the real history of this strange
world, and perhaps of his own mind. In a completely alien but brilliantly realized
landscape, here is a powerful story of superb action, barbaric cruelty, and
intense emotional impact.

Title: Twisted Metal
Series: Penrose
Author: Tony Ballantyne
Published: April 1, 2012, by Pan Macmillan
ISBN-10: 0330478869
ISBN-13: 978-0330478861
Language: English
Length: 482 pages