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Synopsis: In a world run by robots, when newer model robots are made, the older models are thrown away like garbage. But Garbage needs to be discarded. So, the Nobles, the servers controlling the society, made Garbage Missions. Two friends Rex and Sabaton are struggling to survive. An opportunity comes to them that offers them new parts, but with a catch, among the thousands of robots, only one of them can get it. They accept this suicide mission to find a living human in the ruin of a tower. But little do they know that this mission is set up. Ancient mysteries lie within the tower, such as a living shadow, among others. They also meet an array of characters. Chinggis, the best ruin hunter, and a robot on a quest to take revenge on Rex for killing his "Brothers". Majnoon, the only other robot who shares a faith with Sabaton, but alas they are bound to clash for only one of them can get the reward. The tower also contains secrets from their pasts and also Zahra, and Chloe, whom they meet on their way. Will they succeed or be discarded like garbage?
Note: There are some horror elements, but I've kept them light, and few and far between. They are mostly related to dead robots, but there is no gore.
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I'm looking for a critique partner for a sci-fi novel. It's undergoing revisions but I'd love some critique as I go.
I'd prefer someone who's a sci-fi reader, or is also working on sci-fi, or already has written in this genre.
I'm a fantasy reader (all genres) and a fantasy writer (uf, pnr, magic realism).
Here's a tentative blurb for my current wip:
Ten years ago, Captain Colderaro was the star of the Confederacy Task Force. And then she went missing.
Now, presumed dead, she prefers to keep a low profile. Working as a pilot on a freighter ship, she occasionally accepts the odd refugee passenger to appease her humanitarian conscience. But things go downhill when her cargo turns out to be none other than the princess of an alien race and her two bodyguards.
Embroiled in a galaxy-wide conspiracy, Captain Colderaro finds herself dodging the Confederacy Task Force, fighting space pirates, and evading mercenaries intent on capturing the princess.
Can she make it to the alien planet without losing or damaging her cargo while still keeping her real identity a secret?