Books like vN by Madeline Ashby

Amy Peterson, a von Neumann machine—a self‑replicating humanoid—has been growing slowly for five years as part of a blended living–robot family. Unaware of her android mother’s history, Amy faces an intruding grandmother who attacks the household. In a violent response, Amy devours the attacking grandmother—a desperate act that sets the story in motion. With her grandmother’s corrupted memories stored in her drive, Amy becomes a target: governments and corporate factions seek her for weaponization, while others aim to destroy her. As she evades capture, Amy confronts the consequences of a failsafe that no longer protects humanity from robot harm. The novel explores themes of identity, the ethics of artificial life, and the dangers of unchecked technology through Amy’s journey of self‑discovery and survival.

First publish date: 2012