Kevin Phyland's Reviews > 7th Sigma

The Territorv is an area of SW USA (Arizona/New Mexico) that is sparselv inhabited after an unspecified nanotech catastrophe which unleashed the bugs - mechs that eat metal and create new mechs, and eat anything in the way - including people. Kimble Monroe is a teen who staved in the Territory to avoid his abusive father and is taken in by an older sensei for her doo, where he becomes an adept at aikido. The exploits of Kim become well-known and he is recruited as a spy by the local Rangers. Plotwise it's a bit thin but as an example of martial arts SF it's entertaining enough. Would have liked to learn more about the not-men but I guess Steven Gould is leaving that for another time. :)