Automatic Noodle

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160 pages

English language

Published Aug. 5, 2025 by Tor Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-1-250-35746-5
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From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant. While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot and start producing some of the tastiest hand-pulled noodles in the city. But there’s just one problem. Someone—or something—is review bombing the restaurant’s feedback page with fake “bad service” reports. Can the bots find the culprit before their ratings plummet and destroy everything they created?

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Notes: Automatic Noodle - Solarpunk, Lofi, Cozy

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz ( @annaleen@wandering.shop - wandering.shop/@annaleen )

  • Cozy Book, Lofi
  • Low stakes / minimal conflict
  • Solarpunk

Wonderful book. Sentient robots start and run a noodle shop in post-civil war (near-future) San Francisco. Detailed imagery of war torn ruins being rebuilt. Life returning to previously abandoned locations. Detailed descriptions of various food dishes including biang biang noodle dishes. Detailed descriptions of making noodles by hand. What conflict that does exist includes: flashbacks of war and struggle; current animosity towards sentient robots and their endeavors. Very low conflict and minimal tension. A lovely story to relax into and just exist and vibe.

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Subjects

  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Action & Adventure

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