A Psalm of the Wild-Built

An optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world.

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools.

Centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again.  Centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.

One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in.  the robot has one question: What do people need?  But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.  They’re going to need to ask it a lot.

There was an optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world that came back from the brink of disaster.  Exploring it with the two main characters was a fun and fascinating experience.

This is a book that, for one night, made me stop asking.  What am I ever for?  I’m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has every felt lost.  Stunning, kind, necessary.