Nominated for the Phillip K. Dick Award, a science fiction fairy tale
set in a collapsing future America about a girl and the android she
falls in love with.
When Cat Novak was a young girl, her father brought Finn, an
experimental android, to their isolated home. A billion-dollar
construct, Finn looks and acts human, but he has no desire to be one. He
was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to
perfection.
His primary task now is to tutor Cat. Finn stays with her, becoming her
constant companion and friend as she grows into adulthood. But when the
government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, Finn
struggles to find his place in the world. As their relationship goes
further than anyone intended, they have to face the threat of being
separated forever.