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The Silver Metal Lover

Tanith Lee (1981)

SubgenreDark Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Standard (250-400))

SeriesSilver Metal Lover #1

Setting

CSM age18+

Goodreads4.04

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentSteamy

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Class Struggle Forbidden Relationship

Positive tags

Forbidden Love Coming of Age Heartwarming Healing Arc Self-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Rich Heroine Coming-of-Age Heroine Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Android / Robot Protagonist AI / Artificial Intelligence

Tropes

Forbidden Love Fish out of Water Coming of Age Urban Fantasy Non-Western Setting

Themes

AI Consciousness What It Means to Be Human Class Struggle Identity Love vs Society Artificial vs Real Emotion Dystopian Society

Synopsis

Jane feels adrift in the upper class of her dystopian society until she meets a robot built for pleasure she suspects is more than the sum of his parts. Can a girl truly love a machine? And can the machine love her back?

The Silver Metal Lover: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This science fiction romance explores mature themes of human-robot intimacy and features steamy romantic content between the protagonist and an android. The dystopian setting includes class struggle and social commentary.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include class struggle and forbidden relationship.

Who'll love this

Mature readers will find this philosophical exploration of love, consciousness, and what makes someone truly human emotionally compelling.

Tags

Science Fiction RomanceDystopianPhilosophical SFRobot Romance