Metal in the Blood (The Mechanicals Book 1)

The dawn of the Age of Robotics was supposed to bring a future of unprecedented prosperity. Instead 17-year-old Ellie lives in a broken, crumbling society, where the robots who shattered the economy, known as Mechanicals, are necessary, but reviled.

When Mechs across the country suddenly begin malfunctioning and killing humans a frightened population starts taking matters into their own hands.

But Ellie doesn’t think it’s a simple malfunction. In fact, she is convinced that the Mechs, advertised as brilliant examples of AI, have finally achieved sentience, making a giant leap from machine to something more.

When she accidentally saves a Mechanical from an angry mob she finds herself on the run with a strangely human-like robot calling himself Daniel.

Caught in the middle of a growing conflict between mankind and machine, Ellie and Daniel set out to uncover the truth, one that could be far more terrifying than malfunctioning machines.