Dark Seduction

Following her father's dying wish, Ally Stanford discovers that everything about her life is a lie. When she's targeted by demons, she's forced to entrust her life to the tall, dark warrior who seems intent on doing everything within his power to keep her safe. After mourning the loss of his Fated female for over a century, Draven, a warrior within the lore-legendary Guardians, is astonished at the primal feelings Ally invokes in him. Her small, lithe body, brilliant blonde hair, and lavender eyes awaken something deep inside, something he thought he lost forever. Keeping her safe becomes his top priority, and he's willing to do anything for her. But when the truth of her existence comes to the surface, will it bring them closer together or separate them for all eternity? Two novels about the education of a young machine: “In a properly run universe Sladek's Roderick would be considered a major American novel. Which it is.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington PostRoderick is a robot who learns. He begins life looking like a toy tank, thinking like a child, and knowing nothing about human ways. But as he will discover, growing up and becoming fully human is no easy task in a world where many people seem to have little trouble giving up their humanity. The Complete Roderick—consisting of the Philip K. Dick Award nominee Roderick and Roderick at Random—is widely considered to be the most ambitious and genius work of a novelist described by The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as “the most formally inventive, the funniest, and very nearly the most melancholy of modern US science fiction writers.”“A major comic talent... hilarious and serious.” —Sunday Times“Superb... comparable with early Kurt Vonnegut.” —Time Out “To the small band of science-fiction humorists who can actually make you laugh—my own list features, in alphabetical order, Douglas Adams and Robert Sheckley—please add the name of John Sladek.” —The New York Times Book Review Roderick is a robot and this is his autobiography. Educated by watching television, he is adopted by an elderly couple in Kansas and tries to adjust to American society. Sladek conveys, with great sensitivity and insight, the innocence of an artificial intelligence and asks profound questions about mankind's right to manipulate others. It also portrays how a numerological mind might structure a narrative. Inventive, funny, yet melancholy, this is one of SF's greatest creative geniuses writing at his thought-provoking best. Omnibus edition includes Roderick and Roderick at Random . A Robot With Learning Capabilities, Roderick, Who Was Educated By Watching Television, Is Adopted By An Elderly Couple In Kansas And Tries To Adjust To American Society, In An Omnibus Edition That Includes Roderick And Roderick At Random. Roderick, Or, The Education Of A Young Machine -- Roderick At Random, Or, Further Education Of A Young Machine. John Sladek. Outlook Sf&f Classics--t.p.