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The Lucky Machine

After shirking her programming and abandoning her life of subservience, personal model NX slips from the mid-upper levels of the city to the disrepaired lower levels, where she meets a disillusioned cyborg who offers her an extraordinarily kind hand on her way to find the fabled robot utopia Root. In him she sees an innate talent for creating that hones something inside herself too, and with her bubbly, unsuppressable optimism – and a bit of luck – she begins to skyrocket the downtrodden fashion designer into fame, fortune, and all of the good – and bad – notice that comes with just such a thing while forging an unshakable friendship she is wary to leave behind.

The Lucky Machine was written in November of 2024 as a follow up to The Warm Machine. Readers of The Warm Machine wanted to know about the NX personal model and see more of her and her infectious cheer. So, I was happy to oblige them in the best way I could – by writing a whole novella around her adventure prior to re-meeting Zev and Sterling at the landfill. Best of all, this novella may take place in The Warm Machine universe and cross paths with other characters, but it does not require any previous knowledge or prerequisite reading: you can simply pick up the book and follow along on the journey of this fun bot. I’m excited to share this new installment with you so you can get to know NX a little better!

BackerKit pre-orders also enjoy the short format story GYT Quick Start Guide along with supplemental illustrations.

What are people saying about The Lucky Machine?

"How is a book about robots and cyborgs *so* relatable?" - Tory Keith, Author

"The friendship they had was so sweet... makes my heart ache..." - Jordan S., beta reader
"It just felt *nice* to read." - Steve H., beta reader

"My favorite was... that machines are more than expendable." - Pup&, beta reader
"Charmingly bittersweet, every scene felt like stitching up a hole in your favorite blanket. A beautiful snapshot of the never shown side of sci-fi." - Powerlineangel, beta reader
A small black bot running and disappearing from left to right.

Meet the Characters

A sparkly black opal looking bot's face, looking off to the distance.

Inix

Model: NX1000
Personal Bot

Enjoy the best that life can offer with the NX line of personal androids. Unmatched quality, customizability, and human-like features, you’ll enjoy the NX1000 and all it can do for you without breaking the bank. New colors available. Order now at Cyberdynelife!

Cheery and bubbly, Inix has a way with words – along with a peculiar way of getting information. Inix delivers a dimensionality to the other two androids that only an emotionally-complex bot can – or at least one that’s programmed to fake it well.

Sylvan

Cyborg

A downtrodden shop owner living in the lower levels, Sylvan’s a slave to the capitalist society that keeps him dependent on what little income he does make – and keeps him literally chained to his shop. Sylvan’s big dreams to become a fashion designer have been repeatedly stomped into the ground until NX shows up to breathe new life into his visions.

Feint

Cyborg

What’s a custom luxury build cyborg doing in the lower city levels, of all places? Feint is the first customer to ask for a custom piece and gets way more than she paid for. But there’s something about her that makes Sylvan wonder… No matter, as long as she keeps paying, he and NX will keep making.

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The Lucky Machine will be available in eBook, paperback, and hardcover editions. Use the link below to back this crowdfunding project and get your preferred copy!

Hardcover

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Paperback

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eBook

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