Because of a firmware flaw and an overly ambitious project to mesh android and human brains, the android population on Novae Terrae now have human emotions-and human flaws. Robotics scientist Harley Harris wants a peaceful coexistence between androids and humans on a planet that humans have escaped to during the apocalypse on Earth. Robotics scientist Harley Harris had sorted out his relationship issues, leaving behind a scorned and angry gynoid former companion. Will her quest for an independent android civilization be driven by revenge?