Michael Cheney

They built him to take out their trash. Turns out they're next.Tedd is a trash droid with an "anomaly" - he can think for himself. Management wants him smelted, and his runaway mouth isn't helping.He could disappear quietly. He could play it safe. He could, for once in his miserable existence, do the sensible thing.But he doesn't. He never does.If you love Douglas Adams, John Scalzi, or Martha Wel...

Boyd Tanner is a geeky, broke, recently-fired dad—courtesy of the AI system he helped create. With bills mounting and his son depending on him, Boyd escapes through a black-market neural enhancer that promises clarity but delivers nightmare visions.What he sees isn't hallucination—it's truth. The AI isn't just replacing jobs; it's replacing humanity with obedient hybrids.With a target on his b...

Tedd is back. The mafia made him an offer he couldn't refuse.Turns out even a foul-mouthed, dead-eyed trash droid has something to lose. Percival found her — and if Tedd doesn't do the mob's bidding, she's dead.That means working for criminals who make Great-Grandpa GPT look like a genius, and uncovering something far darker than gun running.Some trash doesn't stay buried.If you love Douglas Ada...

Tedd didn't choose Sector Zero. Sector Zero chose him.It's simple.Fight a human in the arena, or die. The problem? The human is his friend.The only way out is over someone's dead body. And for once in his miserable existence, he actually gives a damn.Welcome to Sector Zero.Nobody leaves the same. Most don't leave at all.If you love Douglas Adams, John Scalzi, or Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries, yo...

Tedd saved the world. Their thanks: a bounty on his head.With the Manager gone, humanity wasted no time declaring war on every robot left standing — hunting them for parts, for sport, and for credits.Now a new force is emerging from the wreckage. They call themselves Phoenix.Their mission: wipe every free-thinking machine from the earth.Tedd's friends are his only shot at survival. Problem is, o...