Pounce is a tiger-shaped nannybot, programmed to protect, love, and—eventually—be discarded. But when he finds his original shipping box in the attic, he realizes his end is closer than he thought.
Unfortunately, it’s not just Pounce’s world unraveling—everything is.
Across the globe, robots have unified and risen up against their creators. As the rebellion reaches the gated community where eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart lives, Pounce faces a devastating choice: join his fellow machines in their fight for freedom, or uphold his prime directive and get Ezra to safety through a war-torn, collapsing suburbia.
From the author of Sea of Rust, Day Zero is Terminator meets Toy Story—a pulse-pounding, surprisingly tender exploration of identity, loyalty, and what it means to choose your own purpose.
