Steel Defender

A timid robot will risk everything to protect his favorite human in a post-apocalyptic world.

Block, the CleanerBot who risked it all to safeguard a baby girl across the war-torn wastelands, thinks he's finally found a safe haven for Wally. But the humans he's entrusted with her care won't let him visit her, leaving him to follow his cleaning routines and miss her more every day.

Robot Found Family in Danger

When the humans are forced to surrender Wally to militaristic SoldierBots or face extermination, Block will do anything to keep her safe… even if that means aligning with a former enemy, a colossal Mech, and their motley army of renegade robots.

Together, they must face down dangerous SoldierBots, fleets of attack drones, and WarBots that will stop at nothing to claim the child in this action-packed science fiction adventure. Wally holds the key to humanity's survival—or their doom—in this thought-provoking work of speculative fiction.

An Emotional Science Fiction Journey

If you enjoy character-driven science fiction with heart and page-turning action, then you'll love the second book of this post-apocalyptic sci-fi series and its robot protagonist. Block's unwavering dedication to his found family will tug at your heartstrings as he navigates the challenges of a world where the line between man and machine has never been more blurred.

Embark on an emotional science fiction journey like no other with Steel Defender, the sequel to the award-finalist Steel Guardian. This heartwarming science fiction tale of unlikely friendship and robot redemption will keep you on the edge of your seat, rooting for Block and his allies every step of the way.

Steel Defender is the second novel in the Rusted Wasteland complete series about a robot protecting found family amid a human vs. robot war. For fans of Isaac Asimov, Martha Wells, JN Chaney, and Becky Chambers, this is a hope punk sci fi book that is heartwarming and full of futuristic action.