Mal Goes to War: A standalone science fiction thriller by the author of Mickey7
Apr 2024 · Solaris
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By the author of Mickey7, now the major motion picture Mickey 17The humans are fighting again. Go figure.
As a free AI, Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting.
As a free AI, Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting.
A dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller's skin, Mal Goes to War provides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human.
By the author of Mickey7, now the major motion picture Mickey 17
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.
As a free AI, Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the ...
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11 reviews
Rod Roper
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November 4, 2026
a good light read
Jonathan Myers
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April 17, 2026
another good bubblegum book
Shane Timbers
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June 15, 2024
awesome
About the author
Edward Ashton (he/him) is the author of the novels Three Days in April, The End of Ordinary, Mickey7, and Antimatter Blues as well as of short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Escape Pod, Analog, and Fireside Fiction. He lives in upstate New York in a cabin in the woods (not that cabin in the woods) with his wife, a variable number of daughters, and an adorably mopey dog named Max. In his free time, he enjoys cancer research, teaching quantum physics to sullen graduate students, and whittling.
Edward Ashton (he/him) is the author of the novels Three Days in April, The End of Ordinary, Mickey7, and Antimatter Blues as well as of short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Escape Pod, Analog, and Fireside Fiction. He lives in u...
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