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An Android's Smile
An outdated butler android searches for its master after finding his bed empty one morning. The droid’s journey takes it through the city where it’s lived all its life, but things are odd. Droids are not where they should be and some are acting strangely. The answer lies in the humanist sect compound where droids are not admitted, but today the butler droid must find a way in. What waits for it there is a shocking revelation.
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2015
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January 4, 2016
What a surprise this book was! Wanting to support a young man who’d created incredible covers for the Brides collections I was involved with in the past, when his debut book came out, I bought my copy asap. But… once I started reading it, I forgot all about everything else. His story about the android robot Galatea 1.1 kept me enthralled. It was well written from the first page and I thoroughly enjoyed lines like: “Jagged bolts of power ripped through the city, striking tall metal rods placed to gather the forces of nature and convert them to energy.” And: “Humans often didn’t say what they really thought to preserve the feelings of others.” Mr. Walter’s talented manner of writing had the story flowing so professionally that at no time was I tempted to stop. In fact, I read the book in one sitting and if I had any complaint whatsoever, it was …..aww darn it’s over.
February 18, 2016
Think SF Unemotional? Think Again
Think SF is unemotional? Think again. An Android's Smile is a surprise with an ending that captures the poignant moment in the movie Blade Runner when tears mingle with the rain falling on Roy Batty, the android played by Rutger Hauer, as he muses about all that he's seen that a human can never see and appreciate. With AI looming on the horizon and movies questioning what it means to be human, this quiet little story packs an emotional punch that will make you remember it. I liked this so I looked for other stories by Mr. Taylor. I found none, so I think this must be a debut. If so, well done, Mr. Taylor. Count me in as a fan.
Think SF is unemotional? Think again. An Android's Smile is a surprise with an ending that captures the poignant moment in the movie Blade Runner when tears mingle with the rain falling on Roy Batty, the android played by Rutger Hauer, as he muses about all that he's seen that a human can never see and appreciate. With AI looming on the horizon and movies questioning what it means to be human, this quiet little story packs an emotional punch that will make you remember it. I liked this so I looked for other stories by Mr. Taylor. I found none, so I think this must be a debut. If so, well done, Mr. Taylor. Count me in as a fan.
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