# Fatal Error

By Michael Cheney · Confessions of a Trash Droid, book 1

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/confessions-of-a-trash-droid-2b129971/

T.E.D.D. collects human waste and has very little affection for the people producing it. When his ability to think for himself makes him a corporate liability, he faces a death squad as well as his own violent blackouts. Staying alive may mean accepting help from humans.

## What makes it funny?

His job requires him to serve people he considers neither clever nor useful. That contempt comes through in a sarcastic voice and a vocabulary that, as the BookBunnies review warns, rarely goes long without swearing.

### The comedy at work

A service robot's independence becomes a personnel problem for the company that owns him. His hostility toward humans also complicates the reluctant alliances he needs to survive.

### Try this if…

Readers who enjoy abrasive robot narrators and dry, dark science-fiction humor have a clear point of entry here. T.E.D.D.'s dislike of humanity is stronger than a mild reluctance to socialize.

### Good to know

Expect frequent profanity and a robot whose blackouts turn violent.

## What to expect

- Genre: Science fiction
- Kind of humor: Dark comedy · Dry wit
- The atmosphere: Irreverent
- Format: Novel
- Published: 2025

## A few distinguishing details

- A trash droid with contempt for his customers

## Sources & further reading

- Publisher: [Publisher description via Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fatal-error-michael-cheney/1150427416)
- Review: [BookBunnies review](https://bookbunnies.blog/2026/06/24/caramel-reviews-confessions-of-a-trash-droid-fatal-error-by-michael-cheney)
- Book information: [Bibliographic listing](https://www.goodwillbooks.com/fatal-error-a-sci-fi-adventure-thriller-925-9781068183225.html)