Tales of Roger, a Humandroid: Short Stories - Brossura

Hanna, Thomas P.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1481921908 ISBN 13: 9781481921909

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

Tired of not having another gay man as his special someone, Noah Parker does what many of all persuasions have wished they could do over the ages - he has a companion and playmate made to order for him. That is Roger, a very lifelike humandroid programmed to be his gay buddy in and out of bed. From the moment he unpacks Roger it is obvious to Noah that what he expected to be a state of the art toy to let him work and talk out some stress now and then has much more wit, versatility, and personality than anticipated. Roger quickly changes Noah’s whole life - mostly in positive ways. Noah’s plan to keep the hunky humandroid his secret falls apart almost immediately when two friends arrive unannounced and see more than they were intended to - so Roger begins to change the lives of Noah’s circle of close friends too. Word of Roger spreads in some social circles but most of those who meet him either never suspect his special nature or accept it without a problem because he is such a charmer. When super-competitive Dennis learns of Roger, he rushes out and buys his own humandroid that he assures everyone is the top of the line, better in every way than Roger. He is disappointed that Noah and his friends won’t play the mine-is-better-than-yours games when he brings Fred to meet them. Roger and Fred though immediately form a special bond since for each, the other is his only encounter with another functioning humandroid. That leads to unexpected consequences which set off a chain of events that even the humandroids’ designers never anticipated. Noah meets Kyle, an attractive gay detective, as a result of questions about Roger. He also clears up a misunderstanding that has been keeping him from getting close to Chad, a friend who has long had the hots for him. Now with two possible flesh-and-blood love interests Noah’s life gets much more complicated. Decisions need to be made and adjustments worked out. Roger has now become an awkward add-on but he is too much part of Noah’s life to just be discarded as last year’s toy. What seemed like it should be an easy mechanical solution to Noah’s sense of frustration becomes a reminder that life and our feelings are seldom simple for long.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1481921908
• ISBN 13: 9781481921909
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 220