Assther (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781642681321)

Assther Medina's idyllic childhood comes to an end with her mother's death from cancer. Inspired by the tragedy, she becomes a doctor and dedicates her life to trying to alleviate the suffering of others. When her best friend commits suicide, leaving behind an appeal for Assther to care for her orphaned child, she must turn to reporter Tina Ho, who has been investigating a surrogate agency whose children have been exhibiting strange behavior. Assther realizes that the story connects to reports in the media about dangerous AI and robotic children, resurrects the rumors and questions she's always had about her own birth and brings her back to her own father, whose work colleagues have been keeping important secrets for her entire life-secrets that someone is determined will remain hidden.