I've never been a fan of "robot uprising" books, especially after reading "i, Robot." (Which was never supposed to be a robot uprising book) Sea of Rust though, by Robert C. Cargill, really stood out to me. One of the first things I found was a book review blog discussing this book as well as two others related by that them-the robot uprising. One of them actually seemed really interesting to me, and it was cool to see how, in this era when the topic has been so well covered, people are still finding things to write about it.
https://sweatpantsandcoffee.com/shelf-care-robot-overlords/
One of the other things I noticed is that there is also a "Rust Sea" in the Transformers universe, which seemed really interesting. I don't know if Cargill was a big transformers fan, and got his idea from there, but it seems possible- granted, rust is a common symbol for the decay of metal so these two seas could have developed independently. Either way, it seems like a lot of stories have some sort of desert aspect to them, some sort of wasteland. I'm curious to see how and why storytellers use these wastelands
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust_Sea
On Goodreads, a lot of people mentioned that it's really interesting at the beginning, but they started to become disinterested because of some aspect of the writing.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32617610-sea-of-rust
Nice to see you making a thematic connection with the rust sea / sea of rust opening up the idea of wilderness. Glad you found a blog discussing this book. Could you glean more from Goodreads than just what some reviews said? For example, what other books are on the shelves of those people who are enthusiastic about this novel?
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