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A visionary work both in story and art, Doug Chiang's Robota presents an elaborate study in world-building that traces a human's journey through a preindustrial civilization and explores the relationship between nature and technology. The hero, Caps, awakens with amnesia in a fantastic world of dinosaurs and talking animals a land of enchantment dominated by giant robots and their sadistic general, Kaantur-Set, who is bent on human genocide. With the help of Juomes, a yeti-like hunter-beast, Caps must battle the tyrannical robots and rediscover his true identity.
More an art book than a novel, this tale of action, romance, and betrayal features breathtaking illustrations that add a cinematic scope to every page. Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, worked with Chiang on the story and created the text. This edition includes additional, never-before-seen art that Chiang developed for a prospective Robota film. Gareth Edwards, a collaborator of Chiang's and director of Godzilla (2014) and the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, provides a new Foreword.