Home › Fiction › The Archive Undying

The Archive Undying

by Emma Mieko Candon

A ruined city’s god still shapes the lives left behind

Regular price $17.71 USD
Regular price $29.52 USD Sale price $17.71 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

A ruined city’s god still shapes the lives left behind

In The Archive Undying, a dead AI deity is more than a relic: its madness destroyed the city of Khuon Mo, while its final act left Sunai unable to age or die. After seventeen years trying to escape the wreckage of his faith, Sunai is pulled back toward the world of gods and machines. The novel opens Emma Mieko Candon’s Downworld Sequence, a science-fiction setting where AI deities and brutal police states contend through giant robots piloted by priests whose bodies have been altered. Faith, technological power, and the costs of survival run through a story built around the aftermath of catastrophe.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Science-fiction readers interested in AI gods and giant robots
  • Readers looking for a series opener set among ruined cities and authoritarian states
  • Readers interested in stories about faith, survival, and the consequences of technological power

Themes

AI and divinityFaith and its aftermathSurvival after catastropheAuthoritarian powerBodily transformation

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

War machines and AI gods run amok in The Archive Undying, national bestseller Emma Mieko Candon's bold entry into the world of mecha fiction.

WHEN AN AI DIES, ITS CITY DIES WITH IT
WHEN A CITY FALLS, IT LEAVES A CORPSE BEHIND
WHEN THAT CORPSE RUNS OFF, ONLY DEVOTION CAN BRING IT BACK

When the robotic god of Khuon Mo went mad, it destroyed everything it touched. It killed its priests, its city, and all its wondrous works. But in its final death throes, the god brought one thing back to life: its favorite child, Sunai. For the seventeen years since, Sunai has walked the land like a ghost, unable to die, unable to age, and unable to forget the horrors he's seen. He's run as far as he can from the wreckage of his faith, drowning himself in drink, drugs, and men. But when Sunai wakes up in the bed of the one man he never should have slept with, he finds himself on a path straight back into the world of gods and machines.

The Archive Undying is the first volume of Emma Mieko Candon's Downworld Sequence, a sci-fi series where AI deities and brutal police states clash, wielding giant robots steered by pilot-priests with corrupted bodies.

Come get in the robot.

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews