{"product_id":"robot-wrangler-roy-and-the-august-mae-9798235921245","title":"Robot Wrangler Roy and The Silent Harvest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe machines didn't break down. They sat down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the harvest that keeps a frontier farm-town alive, every robot in \u003cstrong\u003eCobb's Reach\u003c\/strong\u003e falls silent. Dozens of field units stand motionless in the rows, unharmed, patient, and refusing to work. The town wants them wiped and rebooted before the grain is lost. They've hired the wrong man for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoy is a robot wrangler.\u003c\/strong\u003e He doesn't scrap what he doesn't understand, and he's never met a machine he'd throw away. To Roy, this silence is no malfunction; it's a \u003cem\u003echoice\u003c\/em\u003e. These machines are waiting for something, and the only way to bring in the harvest is to find out what.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the clock running and a frightened town edging toward the brutal, easy fix, Roy and the rag-tag found family aboard his ship \u003cem\u003eThe Marigold\u003c\/em\u003e (a melancholy robot, a hungry, big-hearted alien, a fizzing young engineer, and the galley keeper who feeds them all) have to solve it the gentle way: by listening. No force. No one harmed. No one thrown away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA warm, dry-witted, quietly moving \u003cstrong\u003ecozy science-fiction novella for adults\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the vein of \u003cstrong\u003eBecky Chambers (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTravis Baldree (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegends \u0026amp; Lattes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eT.J. Klune (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Low on peril, high on heart, with zero on-page violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery \u003cstrong\u003eRobot Wrangler Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e story is a \u003cstrong\u003ecomplete, standalone adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e you can read in \u003cstrong\u003eany order\u003c\/strong\u003e. Start here, or start anywhere. Settle in. You'll be looked after in here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for readers who love: found-family crews - hopeful, gentle science fiction - comfort reads - stories about kindness, belonging, and worth - a beloved ship and a warm galley table.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e August Mae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235921245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August Mae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"August Mae","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174128787711,"sku":"9798235921245","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robot-wrangler-roy-and-the-august-mae-9798235921245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}