Autonomously Yours · the Life of a Compandroid

"AUTONOMOUSLY YOURS is an enjoyable read that does not attempt to answer questions it poses, but engages into deeper understandings of how people treat one another and what it means to be human."

-- Indie Reader

"The novel is certainly provocative and raises some fascinating philosophical questions about what constitutes life, while also shining a light on modern man's misogynistic tendencies... Parker also brings to life quite beautifully Okamura's relationship with Cran, his more traditional, robotic manservant..."

-- Kirkus Review

SYNOPSIS:

Meet Sally. A fully-functioning-female-human-imitation-android, created as a companion for the lonely men of the world, the first of its kind. But, there are problems for her creator.

Robotics engineer Dr. Harold Okamura is finally given an opportunity by Mr. Jerrald Axell, the CEO of a company with dubious intentions, to realize a lifelong ambition: to create a robot that is indistinguishable from a human being. The problem is doing so breaks the first law of modern robotics, an offense punishable by imprisonment. Good thing for Harold, then, Mr. Axell is powerful enough to skirt such laws. But that’s not the only problem on the horizon. In fact, it’s the least of Dr. Okamura’s troubles.

Before Sally can be brought to market, she has to go through a trial period. Dr. Okamura and his faithful android servant, Cran, monitor Sally as she is tested by three clients––all men of very questionable motives.

Will Harold betray his morals and let the experiment follow through to its logical conclusion, or will his conscience prevail? The fate of Sally, and his sanity, hangs in the balance.

Autonomously Yours is a story of relationships, emotions and tragedy, as told, literally, through the eyes of the world’s first Compandroid.