Roadmarks

Inventive, and absorbing, and fun! I didn't want it to end. I would go on many adventures with these characters. I now get the whole ‘chapter numbering thing'. 😉 
I love any and all robot friends. Especially those who manage to foil dastardly plans in hilarious fashion, and/or sass the main character as frequently as necessary. 
There are these hints at world building, it's not that the reader doesn't get a good enough understanding of the nature of the road, its travellers and surrounding infrastructure, it's just all so nifty I'd have loved to dive into it more. 
Anything that has the whiff of weary immortals, I think is just fascinating to us mortals, the ultimate unproveable hypothesis, what would it be like, how would you feel after so long, moving from experience to experience, searching for a sense of completeness. 
I love that it managed to weave in a discussion about that age old question of whether you would want to know who you were if you lost your memory, if you had past lives, if you were unsure of whether you were a better person now, and up the stakes by sci fi or fantasy methods that allowed for a gradual address of fears about if memories come back, will the you of now be subsumed or can you incorporate who you were into who you are now in a fight for continuity in sense of self. Chilling but captivating. 
There is so much here I could gush about, but I don't want to reveal all because I want you to read it! 
Great mix of scifi and fantasy. Definitely a favourite for 2024, and keeps me interested to read more Zelazny, because I keep bouncing between misses and major hits with this author! 💁🏼‍♂️
So happy I got recommended it by my Dad. 
Lovely Fathers' day read ♥️.