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Robot Troubles
Of robots and revolution…
ROBOT TROUBLES is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where a ruthless authoritarian global elite government runs a corporate society driven by robot labor while most of humanity lives in squalor outside sleek cities in tent camps. It was controversial author George Pappas’ first science fiction work and is based on a short story he had written in his late teens.
The novel takes place in New Los Angeles, a future version of the famed city. The story’s protagonist and the unlikely hero is Luther Allison, a former infamous hacker and robot technician at a robot factory. Once imprisoned by the government for his hacking activities, Luther is released from prison to work at the factory under the watchful eye of famous robot inventor Dr. Elaine Corkran. Unbeknownst to Dr. Corkran, Luther has been quietly conducting a sabotage campaign at the factory for years, creating small “robot troubles” that slow down the factory’s robot project.
Driven by guilt for playing a part in the government’s robot labor initiative and feeling that he has betrayed his fellow humans, Luther hatches an audacious plan to ignite a robot and human revolution against the ruthless authorities. Luther begins creating a series of robots, each more advanced than the last, to escape the factory and to reach his brother Ezekiel, an activist who has been banished to the tent cities, with his rebellion idea.
Believing it’s his last chance before the authorities discover his activities, Luther develops an advanced robot model, AL-BR88TOR, which proves a kind of “robot whisperer,” to advance the final phase of his plan.
Will Dr. Corkran finally become wise and turn in Luther to the authorities?
Will the robot AL-BR88TOR team up with Ezekiel to set off a robot and human revolution to overthrow the brutal government?
You’ll have to read the new and updated version of this intriguing novel to find out more.
ROBOT TROUBLES is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where a ruthless authoritarian global elite government runs a corporate society driven by robot labor while most of humanity lives in squalor outside sleek cities in tent camps. It was controversial author George Pappas’ first science fiction work and is based on a short story he had written in his late teens.
The novel takes place in New Los Angeles, a future version of the famed city. The story’s protagonist and the unlikely hero is Luther Allison, a former infamous hacker and robot technician at a robot factory. Once imprisoned by the government for his hacking activities, Luther is released from prison to work at the factory under the watchful eye of famous robot inventor Dr. Elaine Corkran. Unbeknownst to Dr. Corkran, Luther has been quietly conducting a sabotage campaign at the factory for years, creating small “robot troubles” that slow down the factory’s robot project.
Driven by guilt for playing a part in the government’s robot labor initiative and feeling that he has betrayed his fellow humans, Luther hatches an audacious plan to ignite a robot and human revolution against the ruthless authorities. Luther begins creating a series of robots, each more advanced than the last, to escape the factory and to reach his brother Ezekiel, an activist who has been banished to the tent cities, with his rebellion idea.
Believing it’s his last chance before the authorities discover his activities, Luther develops an advanced robot model, AL-BR88TOR, which proves a kind of “robot whisperer,” to advance the final phase of his plan.
Will Dr. Corkran finally become wise and turn in Luther to the authorities?
Will the robot AL-BR88TOR team up with Ezekiel to set off a robot and human revolution to overthrow the brutal government?
You’ll have to read the new and updated version of this intriguing novel to find out more.
214 pages, Hardcover
Published March 30, 2023
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About the author
George Pappas
16 books3 followersGeorge Pappas is a Los Angeles-based novelist, blogger, poet, and publicist.
Pappas is the author of indie novels LIFE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS HELL, ROBOT TROUBLES, JAKE'S WAR: JULY 4, 2076, MONOGAMY SUCKS, RELATIONSHIPS SUCK, YOUNG, HORNY & MORMON, SWINGING WITH THE SUPERNATURAL, DEAR HEF, LETTERS FROM CYBERSPACE, short story collection CAR DODGING AND OTHER STORIES, and poetry collections TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF HEARTBREAK, THE TRUMP YEARS, BACKYARD POETRY, THE HOLLYWOOD HOMELESS, MIMI'S DILEMMA AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT WOMEN, SEX AND MODERN ROMANCE, and BODY PARTS available on Amazon.
You can find out more about this and his other works on his Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
Twitter -- @gpwriter https://twitter.com/GPWriter
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gpwriterca
Pappas is a lifelong resident of southern California and has been writing fiction since he was 15. When he's not writing, Pappas enjoys traveling, music, reading his favorite novelists and poets Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, James Baldwin, and Anais Nin, among others, watching films, exploring life's many adventures and pleasures, and living near the ocean.
Pappas is the author of indie novels LIFE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS HELL, ROBOT TROUBLES, JAKE'S WAR: JULY 4, 2076, MONOGAMY SUCKS, RELATIONSHIPS SUCK, YOUNG, HORNY & MORMON, SWINGING WITH THE SUPERNATURAL, DEAR HEF, LETTERS FROM CYBERSPACE, short story collection CAR DODGING AND OTHER STORIES, and poetry collections TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF HEARTBREAK, THE TRUMP YEARS, BACKYARD POETRY, THE HOLLYWOOD HOMELESS, MIMI'S DILEMMA AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT WOMEN, SEX AND MODERN ROMANCE, and BODY PARTS available on Amazon.
You can find out more about this and his other works on his Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
Twitter -- @gpwriter https://twitter.com/GPWriter
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gpwriterca
Pappas is a lifelong resident of southern California and has been writing fiction since he was 15. When he's not writing, Pappas enjoys traveling, music, reading his favorite novelists and poets Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, James Baldwin, and Anais Nin, among others, watching films, exploring life's many adventures and pleasures, and living near the ocean.
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