Autonomous

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

AUTONOMOUS

Copyright © 2017 by Annalee Newitz

All rights reserved.

Edited by Liz Gorinsky

Grateful acknowledgment is given for permission to reprint the song lyrics “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” by The Arrogant Worms.

Cover art by Will Staehle

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ISBN 978-0-7653-9207-7 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-17468-0 (international edition, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)

ISBN 978-0-7653-9209-1 (ebook)

eISBN 9780765392091

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First Edition: September 2017