iD

Praise for iD:

"iD explores the uncomfortable possibilities and limitations of love within slavery and free will under constraint. Ashby intelligently and brutally explores the way people are willing to abuse, devalue and destroy any form of consciousness they're able to define as 'other', while the robots challenge the limits of love, devotion and life after death." - Toronto Globe & Mail

"It really is a modern I, Robot, but with a lot more grit, moral depth, and more interesting prose. Madeline Ashby ought to be seen as one of the big new names in science fiction." - Hardcover Wonderland

"A really cool read, full of action, sex, and interesting sf concepts." - Dangerous Dans Book Blog

"[A] sci-fi series not to be missed. Ashby has a wonderful imagination, an eye for detail, and characters that I don't want to part from." - Bibliotropic

"Ashby wowed me with her world-building ... The plot is often fast paced, there is action, violence, sex and some really good geek humor as well ... iD left me with way more philosophical questions, questions of humanity, justice and choices [than vN]." - Closet Geeks and Slow Mo

"The characters are richly drawn and engaging. The author pays us the compliment of not dumbing down the computer and technical stuff and her system holds together well." - Celtic Frog Reviews

"I love a book that kicks me in the head. iD cuts deep into questions of choice and free will and imperfection, and it hurts." - Giro.org

"Simply great storytelling. It's wonderfully rich hard SciFi story that continues that long and illustrious tradition of examining social issues from the relatively safe confines of another world." - Joe's Geek Fest

"Madeline Ashby has written a very immersive and great piece of science fiction. A story with likeable and intriguing main characters. A story full of feelings and of course, a failsafe." - Just a Regular Adventure

Praise for vN:

"vN did not disappoint. It is a fantastic adventure story that carries a sly philosophical payload about power and privilege, gender and race. It is often profound, and it is never boring." - Cory Doctorow

"If you have been missing the kind of thought-provoking-yet-exciting stories about artificial creatures that only come along once in a while, vN is well worth grabbing. It's disturbing and sometimes upsetting -- but the ending is a giant insane weird thrill that makes the whole thing pay off." --Charlie Jane Andres for io9.co

"Picks up where Blade Runner left off and maps territories Ridley Scott barely even glimpsed. (Philip K Dick would have been at home here, but Ashby's prose is better.) vN might just be the most piercing interrogation of humanoid AI since Asimov kicked it all off with the Three Laws." - Peter Watts, author of Blindsight