
Is there any reason, really, that Commander Data from Star Trek or R. Daneel Olivaw from the Robot Novels couldn’t believe in God? No, just that the authors who created them were humanists. Other authors can and do pursue a different approach with very interesting results.
Maxine Justice: Galactic Attorney Counselor Singh. He is a pastroid, assigned to provide weekly therapy sessions. He and Maxine become friends and he provides most of the religious aspects of this book.
Our Lady of the Artilects Thierry. This android has a soul, and appears to be possessed by a demon, spurring an investigation by the Vatican. These androids are called “artilects,” sometimes “synths.” They’re a rare item in this world, used as AI assistants by the wealthy.