Looker (ePub)

NexGenoid was conducting a product field test. The project was meant to provide human like machines able to blend into the general population. Their role would be for whatever function their owners deemed to be appropriate. A perfect exterior coupled with superior artificial intelligence. Several breakthroughs advanced the early robot-like androids. Sophisticated software verged on artificial intelligence. But the real breakthrough came with the development of a new synthetic skin. An android with a skin capable of facial expression and fluid motion produced an appearance indistinguishable from a real human. NexGenoid spared no expense for the field test. It was scheduled for a short three weeks with Millicent Serano to oversee the project. Unbeknownst to Millicent the NexGenoid executive committee appointed Langston Urn as an independent observer. Everything was going according to Millicent's plan until Langston began having doubts about Millicent's real goal and some of the seniors living in the retirement community nearby got curious.

Peter Thomas Brodowski is an American author. 39N-86W was his first novel. Looker is his eighth. Peter was born June 6, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York. His maternal grandparents were immigrants from Poland. He attended Saint Michael's elementary school, John Jay public high school and the City University of New York before ultimately graduating from California State University Fullerton with a bachelor's degree in Biological Science in 1981. Peter went on to a master's degree in Business in 1986, from the University of Phoenix. Between his time in New York and completing his education out west, he served four years in the U.S.A.F in the Pacific region and Southeast Asia with the Military Airlift Command. Peter was married to Janice Lynn Boule in 1971, and has two sons, David Thomas and Joseph Thomas. After spending more than 20 years in Southern California, Peter and Jan relocated to Carmel, Indiana in 1994. Peter's writing career began after working more than 35 years in the medical device industry as a Chemist, Scientist, Engineer, Manager, Director and Notified Body auditor and consultant. Peter enjoys driving his sport car, healthy cooking, reading novels and keeping fit through a balanced program of cardio and weight training.

Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction