The Robot Who Stole Herself

Janine A. Southard


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4.00 · 1 ratings · 23 pages · Published: 28 Apr 2014

The Robot Who Stole Herself by Janine A. Southard
Before she became an American Space Ranger. Before she joined Queen-Commander Rhiannon on the Ceridwen’s Cauldron. Before she was sentient, M3L-15-A was a nanny.


In this science fiction short story, Melissa turns her child-rearing programming on herself and climbs to sentience. She would happily continue in her caregiving role, but her new interests lead her to less-than-ideal choices (as far as the child’s parents are concerned). To avoid the scrap heap, Melissa finds a novel path to freedom.


In her 40 years of existence, Melissa has come to sentience many times. This is the first.


M3L-15-A first appeared in Hive & Heist, book two of The Hive Queen Saga. “The Robot Who Stole Herself” can be read on its own, though there are references to characters in that series.

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