Hardcover, 200 pages
Finnish language
Published June 13, 2025 by Hertta Kustannus.
Pangan erämaasta putkahtaa ihmisten ilmoille merkillinen parivaljakko: menestynyt teemestarimunkki sisarus Dex, joka on elämänsä kanssa aivan hukassa, ja innokkaan neuvokas robotti Kirjotäplänukakas, joka suhtautuu kaikkeen ehtymättömällä uteliaisuudella. He suuntaavat kohti kyliä ja pienen kotikuunsa ainoaa Kaupunkia.
Nukakas on lähetetty selvittämään, mitä ihmiset tarvitsevat. Käy ilmi, että siihen kysymykseen ei ole yksinkertaista vastausta.
Ylistys kainolatvoille päättää Munkki ja robotti -duologian, jonka toiveikas tunnelma on kuin rauhoittavaa teetä lukijan hermoille.
Personalities tailored to the questions at hand, and somehow these characters avoid feeling artificial... APftCS is a dreamy magic trick.
i liked how the storytelling shifted and adapted with the story change that we have between the two groups. the discovery of the different human settlements and their societies is fascinating, thought-provoking and poetic all at once. i loved the ending, even if i had to read it multiple times to be sure. i will miss Dex and Mosscap. :(((
i liked how the storytelling shifted and adapted with the story change that we have between the two groups. the discovery of the different human settlements and their societies is fascinating, thought-provoking and poetic all at once. i loved the ending, even if i had to read it multiple times to be sure. i will miss Dex and Mosscap. :(((
Continues where the first one left off
Content warning Oblique reference to ending
Been struggling a bit with starting new fiction, and have fond memories of reading the first of this sequence on a trip to the Isle of Skye a year and a half ago, so started this as a way to prime the pump for future reading. A satisfying, enjoyable read on its own merits, incorporating some great descriptive material, and more thoughtful than it had to be, adding depth to an otherwise light-touch bildungsrobot (sorry) plot. The ending is well-judged, breaching reader expectations while keeping things open, and I really appreciated being able to start and finish a book in a single sitting.
Like the first book in the series, I had a good laugh and paused to think a few times. An excellent novella for a warm summer night that offers a peculiar perspective on some of our real world problems.
