Robotic Horses & TITANS: An Explanation in Gif Form

A couple weeks ago I picked Victoria Scott's Titans as one of my Waiting on Wednesday features, the lure of a cover and story featuring robotic horses far too great for me to resist. This led to a chat with Victoria about my love of horses (I grew up with them, see picture below!) and ended with her sending me a post that highlighted the reasons she chose to write about robotic horses. Reasons presented in .gif form. Win.

7 Reasons I Wrote About Robotic Horses, Explained in .Gifs

Horses make great BFFs, especially robotic ones. And who doesn’t need an extra BFF or three?


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Horses have great hair. And Astrid’s best friend, Magnolia, totally appreciates this.


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Because robots and horses go together like PB & J (plus a small creep factor).


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Horses have layers, especially Astrid’s Titan. Wink, wink!  


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Because a dude on horseback is always hotter. Even the infuriating Hart Riley II. 

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Because a chick on horseback is always hotter. Especially Astrid Sullivan.

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And finally, because steel, robotic horses are already becoming a thing. So you might as well prepare yourself by reading Titans.

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Um. As much as I want a robotic horse of my very own, I would prefer mine to have a head. I feel like the head is a vital part in making said horse a friend rather than something out of my nightmares. *shudders*

Also, just because I have a competitive streak a mile wide, I feel it necessary to try and one up Kristen Stewart in the horseback hotness department (though she is riding bareback, and I have to admit that's badass), so below please find a picture of me and my beloved Alibi from my equestrian competition days:

Who desperately needs this book in their lives? *raises both hands*

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TITANS

Ever since the Titans first appeared in her Detroit neighborhood, Astrid Sullivan’s world has revolved around the mechanical horses. She and her best friend have spent countless hours watching them and their jockeys practice on the track. It’s not just the thrill of the race. It’s the engineering of the horses and the way they’re programmed to seem so lifelike. The Titans are everything that fascinates Astrid, and nothing she’ll ever touch.

She hates them a little, too. Her dad lost everything betting on the Titans. And the races are a reminder of the gap between the rich jockeys who can afford the expensive machines to ride, and the working class friends and neighbors of Astrid’s who wager on them.

But when Astrid’s offered a chance to enter an early model Titan in this year’s derby, well, she decides to risk it all. Because for a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, it’s more than a chance at fame or money. Betting on herself is the only way she can see to hang on to everyone in the world she cares about.

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