The Robots of Gotham
By Todd McAulty
Todd McAulty’s debut novel is a massive, fast-paced, action-packed epic . . . with robots!
Lots of robots. In the year 2083 the world’s geopolitical order has been shaken up by the rise of sentient machines, with many countries now being ruled by god-like sovereign AIs, and robots of all different shapes, sizes, and functionality rubbing shoulders in the streets with humans.
Canadian tech entrepreneur Barry Simcoe is visiting Chicago, which is now part of an occupied zone governed by a Venezuelan-led consortium of powers, when he gets sucked into a complicated web of plots and counterplots that lead all the way to the top of the global machine hierarchy, with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance.
Even more than the fascinating and fully realized world it presents, what makes The Robots of Gotham such a great ride is its sheer narrative drive. Every page has the fierce readability of early Neal Stephenson, which is as high praise as it gets. Enjoy!
Alex on SF 
Intrigued. But is there any Batman in it („Gotham“)?
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No Batman! Not even much of a connection to New York City (that is, Gotham). Most of it takes place in Chicago. But it’s a really good read. One of my picks for the best of 2018 (when it came out).
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Ah, so far for expectation management with that title and cover (the hand could be from Batman)
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