Japanese Robots Love to Dance

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In the preponderance of the multiverse, The Margret is an awesome force of good, evil, and indifference which many both fear and love.

As an alien demi-god, The Margret single-handedly defeated the viral hibachi army of Monatchi Seven. Then, after taking a brief twenty-four-day leave, she returned to work with the Mushwreck Squad to defeat the forces of the Higgsinator matter-reprogrammer force.

Cyborg The Margret saved an entire solar system by channeling a supernova through her power banks. Sacrificing her body so trillions could live, her consciousness resides in a trailer park icemaker in Pago Pago. Thousands of people make the yearly pilgrimage to get sacred Margret ice and hope for a few words of wisdom.

Margret the Planet Wrecker controls two-thirds of the galaxy and demands complete loyalty from her subjects. Most people live in terror, fearing retribution for the slightest infraction. Parents frighten unruly children into behaving by sharing tales of careless youngsters who have crossed The Margret only to be eaten in a stew by her and her followers.

However, here on this Earth, The Margret is but an average systems analyst and underrated speculative fiction writer. She’s been writing since high school, but stopped during the “party years”.

The Margret has been a receptionist, customer service representative, investigator, auto mechanic, plant care tech, among an even longer list of mcjobs. Currently meeking out enough of a living to reside in the land of heat and humidity with her spouse, a future alien invasion collaboration and holder of the unified theory (which is for sale to the highest bidder - serious inquiries only), she continues to write speculative fiction and edits for Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine.

Visit the author website at:http://www.the-margret.com

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I enjoyed this when I read it and am still thinking about how much I liked it! Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2019 ?Japanese Robots Love To Dance? is a collection of seven stories centered mostly around attorney Gabe Siegel, legal defender of the poor, downtrodden, and mechanical members of society set some time in the future. Gary, the scion of a wealthy political family, rejected the privileged life laid out for him in order to practice in various legal aid offices, at first in an effort to tweak the nose of his politically-connected father. However, as time passed, the challenge of the cases and a soft spot for his clients, both human and AIs, kept him at it. Along the way, he was disbarred, changed his name to Gary Legal, and opened his own private law office. The collection explains Gary?s backstory and those of his clients and are quite entertaining. They also explore some thought-provoking situations dealing with artificial intelligence. It is a very pleasant reading experience despite some typos overlooked during the editing process. I very much recommend this book to readers that enjoy light science fiction or maybe crime stories. (Karen Siddall)
Rating: 5 / 5

Japanese Robots Love to Dance by Margret Treiber is a fun romp through a series of interconnected stories written in Treiber's whimsical style, which communicates a wry sense of humor and a lighthearted sense of despair, resulting in a resignation to contentedness with a world which is oftentimes unfair, but ultimately what you make of it. This book is truly an enjoyable read and will force you to smile, laugh, cringe, and scream at your e-reader when you come to the end, which begs for a sequel. Without a doubt, Treiber has one of the most unique and conversational writing styles in the indie sci-fi world. The characters speak from the pages, and even the non-human characters have a life of their own. This book is a great introduction to the dark, funny world of Margret Treiber. (Adam J Stump)
Rating: 5 / 5

The book has an unusual style and voice, taking on all kinds of quirky aspects of robots, sentience, and nobility. It's beautiful, thoughtful, humorous, charming, and fascinating filled with characters that will stick with you and scenarios I frankly would never have imagined. If it didn't end on a cliffhanger, I'd be five stars all the way. (Stephanie Barr)
Rating: 4 / 5

A Really Funny Robot Lawyer Book What a fun book! This book has great writing, a fantastic premise, good characters. This is like a funny, legal version of I, Robot. These stories are all quite funny and have a nice thought-provoking theme throughout. The main character is relatable and funny. The pace is quick and the scope is unlimited as we see the future underworld, leave Earth, face gods (with a small ?g? though), learn how to operate a trash compactor in emergency mode, how to rob a casino - or maybe it was how not to rob a casino. Probably both. Anyway it's all just fantastic, wonderful stuff. I never thought about robot and space law before and this was a neat mental trip. Somehow even the courtroom scenes were funny - only possible with good characters. This was set up for a sequel and I am excited for it! Maybe 25PU-209 will be back, or The Following?they were excellent. (Amazon)
Rating: 5 / 5