The Flawed Design

A.R. Knight

Jun 2022 · The Far Horizons Book 2 · Black Key Books

About this ebook

Two androids. One captive. A vast ship filled with deadly secrets on the galaxy’s edge.

Gamma completed his mission: the Nursery and its human future is safe . . . for the moment. Dangerous mechs wander Starship, broken code driving them to destruction. Strange power draws from dark corners raise questions. And, of course, what to do with the prisoner?

As Gamma and Delta comb the ship, searching for answers, they find enemies new and old, conditional friends, and a grim destiny that must be dodged at all costs.

The sequel to The Farthest Star, The Flawed Design is a sci-fi adventure bursting with action, tech, and characters you haven’t seen before. Dive into The Far Horizons trilogy, with its cyberpunk flare, tight far-future battles, and dreams of a better future for both man and machine.

Ratings and reviews

not as enjoyable as The Farthest Star. Some further exploration of the characters and setting, but a lot of description of fights/battles which I didn't find interesting. I hope Coded World steers away from this aspect otherwise it will be a hard slog.

Very good part 2 of the series. Perhaps one day there will be a mini series about this story. The machines made by man took on mannerisms making up their creators. One day machines would become independent of man but imitate self destruction of their species.

About the author

A.R. Knight spins stories in a frosty house in Madison, WI, primarily owned by a pair of cats. After getting sucked into the working grind in the economic crash of the 2008, he found himself spending boring meetings soaring through space and going on grand adventures. 

Eventually, spending time with podcasting, screenplays, short stories and other novels, he found a story he could fall into and a cast of characters both entertaining and full of heart. 

A.R. Knight plans on jumping through to other worlds and finding new stories to tell in the limitless borders of our imagination.

Thanks, as always, for reading!