A-SIST
Anthropomorphic
Sentient Individualized Servile uniT
Rogan is a
robot. More specifically, he is an Asist – a personalized humanoid servant that
provides protection, assistance, and companionship for a lonely young woman
living on her own in the city. Chloe is trying to get her big break, singing at
bars and clubs all over the city at night while she pays the bills as a
substitute teacher during the day. Ever since she activated him many months
ago, Rogan has been her beautiful, dependable, obedient, dead-eyed security
blanket.
One morning she
is shocked when he disobeys a direct command in an attempt to please her and
his dull artificial eyes flash a hint of something new. Is this the result of
the adaptive Asist servility programming or is Rogan actually thinking? Can a
robot think? Can a robot feel?
As Chloe
struggles with these thoughts she is blindsided by the singular Niven Adams, a
handsome, confident man with the voice of an angel who is everything she’s ever
wanted in a boyfriend. He’s the perfect guy for her, except for one problem.
Niven doesn’t approve of Asists and takes an immediate dislike to Rogan. As
Niven charms his way deeper and deeper into Chloe’s heart, Rogan tries to
convince her that he is more than a mass-produced disposable
servant.
With Rogan
doing everything in his power to prove that his thoughts and feelings are real
and Niven trying to persuade her to abandon her robot and have a normal human relationship,
Chloe is trapped between the two things that mean the most to her. Does she
embrace her relationship with the blond newcomer, or face that her Asist’s
feelings may be more than features of his programming?
What really makes a person a
person?
Is it a ticking
muscle inside their chest, or is it something more?
Buy
Links:
C.E. Wilson is 32 years old, grew up in Millersville,
Pennsylvania, and has been living in Pittsburgh since 2009. For the first few
years living in Pittsburgh, she was an English teacher. Her first book,
"Oath of Servitude," was published in 2012. In 2013, she quit
teaching to be a full time author and hasn't looked back since. She loves
spending time with her daughter and husband.
No comments:
Post a Comment