Synopses & Reviews
Ferrett Steinmetz's high-octane cyberpunk romance Automatic Reload about a tortured mercenary and the genetically enginnered assassin he loves.
Meet Mat, a tortured mercenary who has become the perfect shot, and Silvia, and idealistic woman geneticall engineered to murder you to death.
Together they run for the shadiest corporation in the world... and realize their messed-up brain chemsitry cannot overpower their very real chemistry.
Automatic Reload is the genre's most unexpectedly heartfelt romantic comedy with explosions, perfect for fans of both Altered Carbon and Atomic Blonde.
"Shadowrun with a conscience." Hugo Award-winning author Jim. C Hines
"LUXURIATES in the intricate beauty that is technology, exults in the mechanics of cyberpunk. And it does all this while being a ROM-COM with a lot of EXPLOSIONS." Cassandra Khaw, finalist for the British Fantasy and Locus Awards for Hammers on Bone
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"[A] consistently surprising, hyperkinetic action adventure....Steinmetz imbues this rip-roaring tale with a surprising amount of sensitivity and heart. This thoroughly satisfying story works as both thriller and romance." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"The action is nonstop, with issues of mental illness, identity, and humanity woven subtly throughout....a deliciously over-the-top adventure." Library Journal
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"[C]ompassion, realism, and humor....Mat and Silvia make a welcome, unconventional pair of protagonists in this outlaw action adventure." Booklist
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"The unhinged steampunk epic Automatic Reload showcases a violent world of mayhem, love and redemption." Shelf Awareness
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"Automatic Reload is an adrenaline-fueled cyborg rampage wrapped around a creamy sweet center. With a heart-stopping pace, tender interludes, and rich technical details, Ferrett Steinmetz has crafted a story that cranks itself to eleven. You'd better have your seat belt on, because this book barrels through tight corners and hairpin turns, all the way to its unexpected finish line." S. B. Divya, Nebula Award nominated author of Runtime and co-editor of Hugo-nominated Escape Pod
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"A very human look at the future of lethal autonomous weapons, and the constant strain of mental illness. Automatic Reload might just be the most violent cyborg meet-cute ever written." Corey J. White, author of Killing Gravity
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"Dizzying, beautiful worldbuilding with characters that make you ache. Damn this book is good." Hugo Award finalist Mur Lafferty, author of Six Wakes
About the Author
Ferrett Steinmetz is a graduate of both the Clarion Writers' Workshop and Viable Paradise, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2012, for his novelette Sauerkraut Station. He is the author of the novels The Sol Majestic from Tor Books, as well as the 'Mancer trilogy and The Uploaded. His short fiction has been featured in Asimov's Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. Ferrett lives in Cleveland with his wife.