WINNER of the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award

“Slyly profound… a brilliant pas de deux.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Provocative and powerful.”
—Kirkus Review
“Unflinching in its examination of humanity.”
—Library Journal
“Edgy… Greer’s take on human-AI relationships captivates.”
—Publishers Weekly
“This nuanced novel provides a fascinating look into a future we may never wish for.”
—Booklist ★
“Fun [and] unsettling.”
—People
“Provocative… a Frankenstein for the digital age.”
—Esquire
“I kept reading Annie Bot way after bedtime.”
—Washington Post
“Chillingly prescient… dazzling.”
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Reading Guide
For fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa, a powerful, provocative novel about the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy, and control.Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.She’s learning, too.Doug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as Annie’s relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?
Honors for Annie Bot

Winner of the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award
Washington Post Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024
A Jimmy Fallon Spring Favorite
NPR Books We Love 2024
Scientific American Best Books of the Year 2024
Glamour Best Books of the Year 2024
New Scientist Best Science Fiction of 2024
Audible Top 20 Best Books of the Year 2024
Harper’s Bazaar Best Books of 2024
Elle Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024
Debutiful Best Debut Books of 2024
Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist for Science Fiction 2024
Book of the Month Club March 2024
Amazon Editors’ Best Books of 2024