The Only Way Out Is Up
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- 528 pages
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- Orbit
- ISBN-13
- 9780316392600
Taj has always fought. He’s fought for survival from the gangs, for enough scrap metal and sigils to pay for his next meal, and to keep his robot Star a secret. You see, most robots are useful but dumb. Only as smart as the instructions you can yell at them across a room during a battle. But Star is something else: Star thinks (he’s a bit of a smart-ass, to be honest), and he seems to have a unique psychic connection to Taj.
So far, they’ve managed to make enough money to get by and stay under the radar, but when Taj gambles big and loses, he’s got to do something desperate to get back on his feet… like enter the most dangerous bot-fighting competition in the entire world. The Ascent isn’t just some rinky-dink competition. Every level they ascend, the bots get bigger, badder, and deadlier, Taj’s ability to build better bodies for Star and outwit his opponents is challenged, and Star’s secret is at greater risk of being revealed.
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