{"product_id":"2940149492268","title":"The Robot Who Stole Herself","description":"Before she became an American Space Ranger. Before she joined Queen-Commander Rhiannon on the Ceridwen’s Cauldron. Before she was sentient, robotic M3L-15-A was a nanny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her 40 years of existence, Melissa has come to sentience many times. This is the first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM3L-15-A first appeared in Hive \u0026amp; 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Janine A. Southard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072954056944,"sku":"2940149492268","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149492268_p0.jpg?v=1763718015","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149492268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}