ONE MONTH
When he learns that he must die in thirty days so others of his kind can survive, one man chooses to live – and force his creator to change the rules.
Peter Woodward, known to his friends as Puck, is an average guy leading a lonely but successful life as a market analyst in a rapidly decaying economy. When he learns that he is not who – or what – he thinks he is, Peter must find the man who made him and find a way to stay alive.
Bernard Dworsky, who has never been known to anyone as Bernie, is not a nice man. When he unravels the secrets of artificial intelligence and successfully creates the world’s first anthropomorphic robot, albeit one that can only live for one month, he chooses not to tell anyone. Not only do Bernard’s robots function and look like human beings, they think and reflect like human beings, eventually developing a level of self-awareness previously achieved only by the highest level of the animal kingdom. Sadly, Bernard does not himself possess that level of self-awareness and is therefore unable to recognize it in his creation.
When Puck confronts Bernard in his quest for survival, each will learn how far he is willing to go to save himself and to save the world he knows. Will Puck sacrifice his humanity - and his creator - to save his own life? Will Bernard choose to save the people around him -- people he didn't even know he cared about -- or save his greatest accomplishment?
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Peter Woodward, known to his friends as Puck, is an average guy leading a lonely but successful life as a market analyst in a rapidly decaying economy. When he learns that he is not who – or what – he thinks he is, Peter must find the man who made him and find a way to stay alive.
Bernard Dworsky, who has never been known to anyone as Bernie, is not a nice man. When he unravels the secrets of artificial intelligence and successfully creates the world’s first anthropomorphic robot, albeit one that can only live for one month, he chooses not to tell anyone. Not only do Bernard’s robots function and look like human beings, they think and reflect like human beings, eventually developing a level of self-awareness previously achieved only by the highest level of the animal kingdom. Sadly, Bernard does not himself possess that level of self-awareness and is therefore unable to recognize it in his creation.
When Puck confronts Bernard in his quest for survival, each will learn how far he is willing to go to save himself and to save the world he knows. Will Puck sacrifice his humanity - and his creator - to save his own life? Will Bernard choose to save the people around him -- people he didn't even know he cared about -- or save his greatest accomplishment?
Read excerpts from ONE MONTH here. I am currently seeking representation for ONE MONTH.