They've lost the war, and they're about to lose their lives—unless they can save each other.
Briar is dangerous. He’s a Pather who can manipulate thoughts and emotions, and he can never live like everyone else. He accepts that.
Until he meets the War Machines.
The squad of military androids is so human-like that Briar can feel their thoughts: Claw’s obsessive need to see the others safe, Sharpe’s near-manic distrust of humans, Lug’s draw toward fun and games, Circuit’s matter-of-fact aloofness, and Mobo’s worrying insecurity swirl strongly in their heads.
Not more so than their programming, however. The War Machines are built to kill. To protect. And above all, to obey.
Briar can’t fix them the way his father could. He’s no Engineer. But he can harness the blood-deep and incredibly strange power of his abilities, forcing himself and the androids into a world far different than the one they’re built for—a world where magic-enhancing crystals, glowing artifacts, and giant monsters are commonplace.
Survival doesn’t come easy. All they can do is change, adapt, respect themselves and each other…
and accept that not everyone will make it through.
WANNABE is a heart-based scifi/fantasy YA novel that focuses on the importance of family, blood or not. There is death in life. There is forgiveness in pain, sometimes. And there is love in betrayal.
Content Warning: This novel contains non-graphic depictions of violence, torture, and death.
They've lost the war, and they're about to lose their lives—unless they can save each other.
Briar is dangerous. He’s a Pather who can manipulate thoughts and emotions, and he can never live like everyone else. He accepts that.
Until he meets the War Machines.
The squad of military androids is so human-like that Briar can feel their thoughts: Claw’s obsessive need to see the others safe, Sharpe’s near-manic distrust of humans, Lug’s draw toward fun and games, Circuit’s matter-of-fact aloofness, and Mobo’s worrying insecurity swirl strongly in their heads.
Not more so than their programming, however. The War Machines are built to kill. To protect. And above all, to obey.
Briar can’t fix them the way his father could. He’s no Engineer. But he can harness the blood-deep and incredibly strange power of his abilities, forcing himself and the androids into a world far different than the one they’re built for—a world where magic-enhancing crystals, glowing artifacts, and giant monsters are commonplace.
Survival doesn’t come easy. All they can do is change, adapt, respect themselves and each other…
and accept that not everyone will make it through.
WANNABE is a heart-based scifi/fantasy YA novel that focuses on the importance of family, blood or not. There is death in life. There is forgiveness in pain, sometimes. And there is love in betrayal.
Content Warning: This novel contains non-graphic depictions of violence, torture, and death.