Mother Code

Title: Mother Code Author: Carole Stivers ISBN: 9781984806932 Publisher: Berkley Published: 2021 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1466248 Publisher Description: What it means to be human--and a mother--is put to the test in Carole Stivers's debut novel set in a world that is more chilling and precarious than ever. The year is 2049. When a deadly non-viral agent intended for biowarfare spreads out of control, scientists must scramble to ensure the survival of the human race. They turn to their last resort, a plan to place genetically engineered children inside the cocoons of large-scale robots--to be incubated, birthed, and raised by machines. But there is yet one hope of preserving the human order: an intelligence programmed into these machines that renders each unique in its own right--the Mother Code. Kai is born in America's desert Southwest, his only companion his robotic M