Overview
It was only supposed to be a simple intelligence boost - a routine procedure to make the lovebot better company outside of the bedroom. And then something went wrong. Whether it was through mathematical probability, or divine intervention, Lance the LUV U-69 amorous companion droid has accidentally been downloaded with enough brainpower and free will to crack open the lid on a very dangerous can of worms. Unless AWOL Retentions Agent Charlie Bear Claw can stop him. In Book One of The Deilonium Trilogy, the primitive hunter with the troubled past stalks his high-tech prey on a secret mission. But their personal agendas soon become trivial in light of the unholy force they find undermining the fabric of the world. As the pair draws closer to their showdown, both man and robot come to realize they are ultimately at war with a common maniacal enemy.
Full Product Details
Author: Orval Wax
Publisher: Diving Boy Books
Imprint: Diving Boy Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9781960283047
ISBN 10: 1960283049
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 01 February 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Beyond the tight writing and rapid-fire dialogue, the author's sharp intelligence and dry wit heighten the storytelling... this introduction to The Deilonium Trilogy [is] fabulous, funny, and slyly smart."" - Blue Ink Review ""...a first-contact story folded inward: not aliens meeting humans, but a manufactured mind colliding with its own awakening... This book will most appeal to readers of science fiction, cyberpunk, and speculative noir who enjoy ideas about artificial intelligence tangled up with sex, power, and moral ambiguity. Fans of Philip K. Dick or readers who liked the philosophical unease of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? will find familiar questions asked in a brasher, more contemporary voice. The Malfunction is a smart, unruly novel about what happens when desire outpaces design."" - The Literary Titan
Author Information
Orval Wax is an entirely biological Homo sapiens who has acquired his intelligence not through artificial downloads and algorithms, but through his life's genuine analog experiences on Planet Earth - his current place of residence. He divides his time with the writing of books, adventure travel, and undermining Big Brother with his skills as an ecowarrior and agent for humanity and the planet. He is the author of The Deilonium Trilogy books: The Malfunction, Robots and Renegades, and Operation War Whoop.
