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After the events of the movie, Ballister’s whole world is turned upside down. He has a lot to think about and a lot to process. Everything he worked for, everything he believed in, is gone. Nimona is gone. Ambrosius understands this, as much as he can. He wants nothing more than to care for Ballister and make everything better. So he really doesn’t have time to deal with the festering burn he received from the Director’s attack.

• smth funny and lighthearted about a security robot who’d rather watch TV then do its job? all systems red by martha wells (first novella in the The Murderbot Diaries series, 6 books, ongoing)
• a complex, intricate political space opera following a warship AI who’s lost (almost) everything? ancillary justice by ann leckie (first in the Imperial Radch trilogy) (fun fact! bc of space linguistics reasons, all characters in this series are referred to with she/her pronouns, making gender a non-factor - it’s really cool!)
• a dark story about travelling between parallel universes and a woman who is dead in almost every single one? the space between worlds by micaiah johnson (standalone) (SO good, i don’t get to recommend it often enough!!!)
• a story about grief and letting go, and a unique take on alien invasion? the seep by chana porter (standalone novella)
• hey, how abt some dystopian YA, for old times sake? specifically, one with sapphics and sick mechas? try gearbreakers by zoe hana mikuta (first in duology)
• or, if you’d prefer something a bit less angsty, YA about a ragtag group of teens and a space heist? the disasters by m. k. england (standalone)
• alternate history steampunk that blurs the line btwn science fiction and fantasy? the black god’s drums by p. djeli clark (standalone, novella)
• a dark gone girl-esque thriller about clones? the echo wife by sarah gailey (standalone)
• poetic sapphic romance and time travel? this is how you lose the time war by max gladstone and amal el-mohtar (standalone)
• a hopeful utopian future and a human-robot friendship? a psalm for the wild-built by becky chambers (novella, first out of two) (this author’s got a whole bunch of hopepunk sci-fi novels in general, if that’s smth you’re looking for!)
• africanfuturism, coming-of-age, and cool jellyfish aliens? binti by nnedi okorafor (novella, first in trilogy)
• cosmic horror with an autistic scientist, cyborg angels and AI gods? the outside by ada hoffmann (first in trilogy, 2 books are out)
• also, if you’re a fan of Janelle Monáe, may i draw your attention to the fact that they’ve recently come out with a Dirty Computer short story collection, each story co-written with a diff writer?

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Growing up, Ambrosius had heard all the cautionary tales. Be it witches, ogres, or giants, the dangers that lay outside the walls were waiting for any opening to attack them. From the moment he was born, it was his duty to defend the Realm from such dangers. But after Ballister left the Kingdom with the shapeshifter, Ambrosius found himself more and more faded every day, directionless. It got to the point where he was willing to challenge any monster to find his love once again, no matter how slim his chances of success. He followed Ballister past the wall. Or: Ambrosius Goldenloin goes on a fairy tale journey of self-discovery.

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Ambrosius has never been quite alright with his position as the descendant of Gloreth. Two instances of him suffering and one of him healing.