Kirkus (Featured Book) "... will leave readers eagerly anticipating the sequel"
Publishers Weekly's BookLife "... science fiction for the social media age, perfectly geared to a miniseries adaptation"
IndieReader (Featured Book) "... mold-breaking ... dialogue is quippy and razor-sharp" The year is 2399. Humans' "biological clocks" have been stopped for more than 250 years, freeing humanity from aging and death. AIs have rights, and can even acquire full citizenship.
It's also fashion week. Antisocial fashion editor Pablo Starr - who runs Space Fashion Week, via RNWY - is bored and depressed, as usual. He has endless riches, and (like everyone in 2399) doesn't age, but he's been searching for his lost love for almost 100 years.
Meanwhile, supermodel-turned-reality star Samantha (of mean-spirited holo show Samantha!) is trying to make a name for herself as an inventor, but she's mocked by the media and her shallow co-workers.
Their lives are connected, and changed, when DOS, an antiquated robot, crashes the Chanel show looking for Samantha.
DOS has a wild story: his owner has been abducted by a Sention sim (a lifelike android made by Fashion Robotics), and Pablo will be next.
Welcome to Book 1 of RNWY Universe.
See a full history, technological specs, and take the "AI Citizenship Test" at RNWYUniverse.com.
Praise for this edition:
Recommended Read at Flower Mound Public Library, TX
"the humor of [Douglas] Adams with the more complex story telling of [Orson S.] Card" - Amazon reader
"humor and adventure like Guardians of the Galaxy" - Goodreads reader
"Harry Potter meets Star Trek" - Amazon reader
"amazingly fun and heartwarming" - Amazon reader
"RNWY is fresh and inventive sci-fi, the kind I've been longing for" - Goodreads reader
"a world that's easy to get immersed in" - Amazon reader
"damned near perfect" - Amazon reader
"a joy of a novel to read" - Advance reader
"a truly unique world built by a truly talented storyteller" - Amazon reader
FROM THE AUTHOR
"As with the Marvel movies, my books are very much explorations of character. But my characters aren't 'chosen ones.' They're ordinary people who do extraordinary things using compassion, wit, humor, and kindness: even when their choices are difficult. RNWY: Book 1 is also about some of the ways technology will challenge some our basic assumptions about life: and how we can rise to the occasion with expanded notions of family and love. The next step for the book is as a graphic novel series and motion picture. You can follow RNWY Universe as it develops on Instagram @RNWYUniverse and at www.RNWYUniverse.com. And coming soon: Cyberpink! See a preview at https: //Cyberpink.net."
Cover Art: Samuel Bermudez