Less Than Human

THIS GENTLE ANDROID WAS HUMANITY'S LAST CHANCE AND THEY WERE GOING TO KILL HIM FOR IT!

In the grand tradition of Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, here is the funny, tragic tale of a machine that fell to Earthand became a hero to everyone who crossed his path.

"An advanced android develops a glitch in its program and starts acting like a cybernetic Messiah. Less Than Human takes aim at a variety of targets, from Rambo politics to '50s nostalgia to cliched SF plots, and manages to be both funny and frightening, often by turns on the same page. A strong satire, often quite pointed a commodity much in demand these days." Newsday

"Delightful, clever, humorous, and a damned good story... It's a great novel" Piers Anthony, author, The Xanth Series

Can a renegade android and two refugees from the 'fifties stop the most powerful man on earth?

Burt is a trillion dollars' worth of androidwith a ten-minute gap in his programming that renders him virtually useless to his creators. Still, since coming to Earth, he has managed to find a snappy new set of clothes, a cure for cancer, and a girlfriend.

Now Burt's made some really amazing discoveries about himself and his adopted home. Discoveries ranging from the amazing Presidential robot to mechanized sex to mutant wildlife in Lake Michigan to the truth behind kill-crazed New York City cops. Discoveries that are going to make life a lot harder for the Chief Programmer and the powers that be ... and a lot more deadly for Burt and his newfound friends.

"Science fiction of the absurd. An android is grown on the moon by Earth scientists following instructions from aliens, while below a despotic government strives to rule a decayed, rubbled, chaotic world. The android escapes, but has a tiny gap in its programming... It reaches New York, meets the girl, the hippies... It invents defenses against the racist, reactionary, ruthless police and... Well, there are a lot of sidebars and bits of plot businessfunny and savagealong the way. I love it." Science Fiction Review

"Funny, fast-paced, and enjoyable. Those without a sense of humor can skip it in favor of some square-jawed space epicat their loss." Gregory Benford, author of the Galactic Center Saga

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