{"id":1502,"date":"2018-07-14T11:09:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T15:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2018-08-09T00:01:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T04:01:24","slug":"lifelike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2018\/07\/14\/lifelike\/","title":{"rendered":"High-octane sci fi with two besties and a robot dog."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Lifelike, by Jay Kristoff<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"gold star\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"gold star\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"gold star\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"gold star\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Eve and LemonFresh are \u201cbestests\u201d in a high-tech, post-apocalyptic world. They live with Eve\u2019s grandpa in a trash wasteland, surrounded by the discarded dregs of what was once civilization, getting by on grandpa\u2019s mad tech skills and Eve\u2019s bot fights in the War Dome. Until those bot fights almost get her killed. When a giant robot corners her, she throws out one terrified hand and screams. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And the bot falls down dead, its circuits fried from the inside.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s called \u201cmanifesting\u201d\u2014when a latent mutation emerges\u2014and it\u2019s the mark of death. The crazed Brotherhood is determined to wipe all human mutation off the planet. And Eve\u2019s just manifested on live video feed, broadcast throughout the corp territories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So begins a nonstop chase across a dystopian landscape that evokes Mad-Maxian imagery, with a besties friendship worthy of Betty and Veronica. (Yeah, <i>Mad Max<\/i> meets <i>Riverdale<\/i>. We went there.) But there\u2019s a lot more to it than just high-octane adventure. The inclusion of sentient robots leads into a much deeper story, raising profound questions about compassion and diversity and what it really means to be human.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">That\u2019s what we loved most about <i>Lifelike<\/i>. It\u2019s an <i>interesting<\/i> story. In the midst of all the action and fighting and running, it still makes you <i>think<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">About how we treat technology, and, ultimately, how we treat each other.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"trashdogs-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"enhanced_links\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B0776H6VVS\";\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"4ea57d923fc087a65bb0e1526642da8c\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\nIf the link above isn&#8217;t working, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Jn0n2n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">try this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifelike, by Jay Kristoff Eve and LemonFresh are \u201cbestests\u201d in a high-tech, post-apocalyptic world. They live with Eve\u2019s grandpa in a trash wasteland, surrounded by the discarded dregs of what was once civilization, getting by on grandpa\u2019s mad tech skills and Eve\u2019s bot fights in the War Dome. 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