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Summary

An exploration of a science station gone dark causes a drone-influenced recorder to experience being "human" for the first time.

Stats

Genre: Adult science fiction

Series length: Trilogy (two currently available)

Violence: Moderate, not graphic, including things like explosions, fist fights, and "disciplinary" shocks

Magic/Supernatural: None (all attributed to science)

Romance: Light. A few kisses, some romantic attraction between different characters, implied sex outside of marriage in past.

Christian/spiritual element: Very light, with elements implied. Themes include the value of individuals, the gifts of emotions and free will, and the exploration of what it means to be human. 

Recommendation: Readers who enjoy a blend of soft and hard science fiction

You might like this book if you liked... 
​Star Trek or Blade Runner

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Opening Line: 

I did not have a name--none of us did--but once when I was young, I had a friend. 

Recorder
(Children of the Consortium #1) 
by Cathy McCrumb

The Consortium is All. But Recorder Can No Longer Obey.

Recorder has no family, no friends, and no name. Donated to the Consortium before birth, her sole purpose is to maintain and verify the records. A neural implant and drone ensure compliance, punishing for displays of bias.

Suddenly cut off from controlling technology, Recorder tastes what it means to be human. But if the Consortium discovers her feelings, everyone she knows will be in danger.

With no name, no resources, and only an infinitesimal possibility of escape, Recorder's time is running out.

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Opening Lines: 

Solitude and its companion, apprehension, wrapped around me like a drone's trendrils. Air whispered through the vent over the holding-cell door, and quiet pressed through the walls to roar in my ears. Overhead, the red emergency light throbbed like the ship's visible heartbeat, and my imagination provided its sound--the faintest, gentlest click. I concentrated and uncurled my toes, pressing bare feet into the ribbed antistatic flooring, and the barely perceptible but steady rumble of the engines tickled my soles. 

CTV Agamemnon was not dead, whatever might have happened to her crew. 

Aberration
(Children of the Consortium #2) 
by Cathy McCrumb

Freedom Awaits, but the Consortium is Watching

When rogue drones threaten citizens and the ship’s crew falls ill, the Recorder answers their call for help, once again drawing scrutiny from the Consortium.

With no other option and under an Elder’s overbearing watch, she returns to Pallas Station where she nearly lost her life in the hope of finding something—anything—to save her friends and countless others. Her friends are determined to keep her safe, but for the Recorder, saving others comes first, no matter the cost.