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Publisher Description
The first in an original and entertaining sci-fi series for middle school readers from the award-winning author Guy Bass. For fans of the worldbuilding in WALL-E and the themes in The Wild Robot!
The year was Something Something. Humans had spread like peanut butter across the galaxy, looking for new planets to call Somewhere… One of those planets was Somewhere Five One Three.
When the humans arrive on Somewhere 513, they discover that the robots sent to prepare the planet for humanity's arrival have chosen to keep it for themselves. Only one robot remains loyal: K1-NG, aka King of the Robots. But even with the most powerful robot on their side, the outlawed humans don't stand a chance.
Ten years later, Gnat and her sister Paige are the only humans left and have spent their lives hidden underground. Now they must venture out in search of the one robot that stood by the humans. There's just one problem—the once mighty K1-NG has vowed to never help another human for as long as he lives...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Human siblings embark on a perilous quest across a robot-controlled world in this touching dystopian series opener from Bass (Stitch Head) and Trunfio (Zoe and the Thundering Snow). A decade after robots outlawed humans on Somewhere 513, sisters Gnat, 5, and Paige, 10, along with their engineer mother, are the only humans left on the planet.Desperate to save Mom when she falls gravely ill, the sisters, described as having brown skin, set out to find the long-deposed King of the Robots, who is rumored to remain sympathetic to humankind. They hope to use his knowledge to locate a legendary rocketship, their only means of seeking help for their mother elsewhere. Gnat and Paige soon locate the former ruler living in a junkyard, and Gnat quickly forms a bond with him before the three are cornered by robots who view him as a traitor. As the trio evade their pursuers, they uncover troubling truths about the origins of the robot uprising and the ambitions of Somewhere's authoritarian mayor. Reflective third-person narration, interspersed with in-universe media excerpts, closely follows Gnat while balancing fast-paced action and insightful worldbuilding. Memorable characters populate a riveting adventure whose futuristic setting is further brought to life by movement-filled b&w spot illustrations. Ages 8–12.
