The Android's Astrological Companion is a 60 page full color 9x12" hardcover art book and science fiction anthology featuring illustrations and stories about android girls inspired by the zodiac. Illustrated by
Cody Vrosh and edited by
Sheatiel Sarao. With stories by
Cody Vrosh (
Coffee Creatures),
Sheatiel Sarao (
The
Irrelevant Redemption, Ash & Ember),
Megan E. O'Keefe (
Writers of
the Future Volume 30),
Brendan Cahill (
Transformers, Sable &
Fortune),
Kelly Thompson (
The Girl Who Would Be King, Storykiller), and
Joseph Hewitt.
The Art: I’ve always loved the abstract mythology of the zodiac and I thought my
watercolors would be a beautiful way to capture their celestial nature.
Of course, I wanted to put my own spin on it and android girls exploring
the cosmos seemed like a wonderful fit.
The Stories: Sometimes I think of my paintings as illustrations to stories yet
unwritten. We thought it might be a really fun experiment to invite some
authors we know and love to write those stories, inspired by the
paintings but with no further guidelines. Once the stories came in, we
realized to our delight that what we ended up with was a sublimely
cohesive shared universe. A universe where android girls pull off heists
in interplanetary space fortresses, engage in philosophical musings
with zen lions, rebuild their bodies to fight in illegal gladiator
rings, hunt down mad copies of themselves on abandoned moons, and wage
wars of curiosity.
Press: Features and interviews about our book project from around the 'verse!
The Daily Dot: Android's Explore the Cosmos in Kickstarter Anthology
Don't Forget A Towel: Cody Vrosh Chats It Up About His New Kickstarter Project The Android's Astrological Companion
io9/Toybox: Crowdfund Stories About Zodiac Robots
SF Signal: SF/F Crowd Funding Roundup
Nuvango: 5x5 Cody Vrosh
