"When an army of giant robot A.I.s threatens to devastate Earth, a musician becomes humanity's last hope in this glam-packed new space opera from the author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. The robots are coming to kill us, and there's nothing we can do about it but wait. Jazz pianist Gus Kitko expects to spend his final moments on Earth playing piano at the greatest goodbye party of all time---and maybe kissing rock star Ardent Violet---before the last of humanity is wiped out forever. But when the giant robotic Vanguards finally arrive, the unthinkable happens. Instead of killing Gus, one decides to save him. Suddenly, Gus's swan song becomes humanity's encore, as he is chosen to join a small group of traitorous mechas and their pilots dedicated to saving us all. And Gus isn't going down without a fight in F major." --- Cover.