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Sci-fi novel Luminous by South Korean author Silvia Park has hit the shelves.
The novel takes place in a futuristic unified Korea, where robots are integrated into society as second-class citizens.
Estranged siblings Jun and Morgan, haunted by memories of their lost brother Yoyo, reconnect upon an investigation that leads Jun, a robot crimes detective, to his robot designer sister dating one of her creations in secret.
On another side of Seoul, in an abandoned robots junkyard, 11 year-old Ruijie discovers robot boy Yoyo, and the two form a bond.
“For Luminous, I wanted to explore the paradox of our relationship with robots. By far the uncanniest for me is the child robot,” Silvia said in an interview.
“Nowadays, we have grieving parents who can take the pictures of their deceased child and use AI to age them, giving themselves a chance to see their child grow up. This was one of the starting points for Luminous,” she added.
