Scorpion Frame

May 18, 2024, 12:25 am

"She called the workframe she wore her ‘Scorpion’ – designed by the Castigar and never intended for human use. It stomped out on four legs, half a dozen tool-arms flanking her central pod. A couple of big pincer limbs arched down from the top and a long, segmented tail lashed from side to side behind her."

Tchaikovsky, Adrian. Shards of Earth: The Final Architecture Book 1 (The Final Architecture Trilogy) (p. 67). Pan Macmillan UK. Kindle Edition.