Becoming Bionic
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A teen with a degenerative disease lets her genius parents replace her legs with cybernetics, only to awake 6 months later to discover her parents have disappeared, and that maybe more than her legs were replaced...
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Elara has been stuck in a wheelchair most of her life thanks to a degenerative disease. When her parents--both experts in their fields--offer to replace her legs with robotic ones, she agrees despite misgivings.
Upon waking from the procedure, she finds out she's been unconscious for six months. Her parents are missing, the bunker she's been living in has been destroyed, and the world is losing an epic battle against Fade, a rogue AI. It seems unlikely she'll get a chance to catch up on The Bachelor now.
Her newfound ability to walk is an accomplishment that pales in comparison to all that's gone wrong. Her father seems to be the key to either defeating Fade or making the AI unstoppable. As she unravels the mystery of Fade's intent, she makes a few alarming discoveries about herself. Like maybe she's had more than just her legs replaced.
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