The Other

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Who are we, really, and what might we one day become? the seemingly endless war between humans and their robot creations is at a crossroads. A successful military commander, Michael Shaw, changes the stakes for both sides and the bitter conflict enters a new phase. But Michael compromises his career by taking in a Rob 'child' who bears an uncanny resemblance to his lost daughter, Ellen. Inevitably, the child grows up, and the woman he calls his daughter reverts to her robotic origins. Michael is left with a terrible choice, a choice which leads father to track daughter through a war-torn land, and to question everything he has believed about himself and his world. Victor Kelleher is one of Australia's finest writers. His books have won numerous awards, including the Ditmar Australian Science Achievement Award and the Peace Literature Award.

With a host of award-winning novels to his credit, Victor Kelleher remains one of Australia's most celebrated writers for both adults and young people. Born in London, Kelleher lived in Africa for 20 years before moving to Australia in 1976 and becoming a full-time writer. During 1996 Kelleher spent six months at the Kessing Writers' Studio in Paris, having received a grant from the Australia Council Literature Board.