In a future world populated only by robots two android scientists, Alicia and Martin, decide to clone a human being. Human have long been extinct on the planet but at one time were served by the androids. Today, it is a tightly controlled society where one android in particular, Moloch, commands an armed force that is continually searching out and ensuring there are no humans on the planet. After several months of study, their human creation sets off on his own to learn more about his past and in doing so learns about his future.
—garykmcd