2179: Mars has been colonized by Earth populated by humans and "Second Type" robots -- robots designed to perform the menial tasks humans won't do. Then there are the "Third Types" -- illegal humanoid robots designed by a nationalist force to look and behave exactly like humans--living undetected among the Martian population as citizens, until one man, Rene D'anclaude, declares war on the "Thirds," starting a massacre in a vow to destroy them all. That's where she comes in. She's Naomi Armitage. A cyber-punk Martian cop in hot pants, with an attitude as deadly as her gun. She's also a "Third," and her fight against D'anclaude is a fight for her survival. Her partner, Ross Sylibus, lost his partner at the hands of a cybernetic killer and hates robots. Ross must face this prejudice when he is injured and receives cybernetic limb replacements, bringing him closer to becoming one of the monsters he abhors. <br />