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The Maker's Heir: A literary Sci-Fi novel about AI, family, and what makes us human
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Publisher Price: $17.99
Publisher: Next Thing Publishing LLC
Published: May 9 2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What is AI's place in a human world-and what happens when it learns to care?
R was created in a workshop-not as a technological marvel, but as a quiet companion for the man who built him. When Jacob is suddenly injured, R must step beyond his original programming and take on new responsibilities-becoming part of a human household full of complexity, contradiction, and connection.
As he navigates the chaos of family life, the responsibilities of parenthood, and the shifting ethical landscape of artificial intelligence, R begins to ask questions no algorithm can answer:
What is AI's role in the world? Who decides what a life is worth? And if a machine can love... does it also deserve to be loved in return?
When R creates a companion of his own, a new kind of legacy begins-one built not on code or commands, but on memory, empathy, and the quiet courage of becoming something more.
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