Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
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My Teaser for today is from
Raker
A short story follow up to Dark Nights
by Christopher A. Gray
Genre: Science fiction/fantasy
Teaser #1 from 14% in the eBook
Plato was enormous by any measure. Shoulders nearly a meter wide, a main torso almost as wide, two meters in height…enough weaponry and ordinance to start a full scale police action..
When he entered a room, a building or street scene, everybody knew it.
Teaser #2 from 32% in the eBook
Both policemen noticed the man’s frozen stare and turned around. Through the drizzle they saw the large shape of the android. Everyone went silent.
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A while ago, I hosted a blog tour for Christopher A Gray’s novel Dark Nights.
Since then he has written a short story follow up, RAKER, which is available for FREE on Amazon til September 21st and he’s going for perma-free.
Some of the characters in Dark Nights make an appearance in the short, but RAKER was written as a stand-alone, without you needing to have read the novel first.
However, if you like the short story, you may be intrigued enough to read Dark Nights.
Go HERE to get your free copy.
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Book Description:
RAKER
1. noun
Remote Armed Kinesthetic Engagement & Reconnaissance android, used primarily by Fire Departments and Police Departments in the United States. RAKERs are deployed for rescue, bomb disposal, and other tasks which are deemed too dangerous for humans. Some models are being manufactured for the armed forces to serve as offensive battlefield weapons.
Christopher A. Gray’s RAKER follows an incident one evening when Dr. Norman Stravinsky sends his RAKER android out to deliver a sensitive file to a colleague. When it encounters a crime in progress, the android must decide whether to interrupt its primary duties as bodyguard to Stravinsky in order to prevent the crime from continuing. The decision results in a confrontation between itself and the Seattle Police Department.
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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!
Reminds me of Robocop. Great teaser. Thanks for stopping by my blog, Laura.
Robo and then some! I enjoyed your teaser too:)
That is one big android! A great teaser and it sounds like you really enjoy this author’s writing. Thanks for visiting my TT http://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/teaser-tuesday-september-16/
It only took me about 5 m inutes to read it. Fun stuff and will be reviewing it soon. I enjoyed yours too Cleo!
Excellent teaser and sounds like a good read.
Fun and quick. LOL
Indeed I too thought of Robocop from this cover!
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I love the read of a little sci-fi in the morning… LOL
Robocop for sure! Only, the one on this book cover looks appears more alluring; I gotta tell my hubby about this one too. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
The Space Between Us | Thrity Umrigar
Kind of like Robocop and kinda not. I want to read the full novel now.
This looks like a tasty bit of a fun read! 🙂
Anna from Shout with Emaginette
It is Anna. Quick and still has a lot in it.
Awesome cover and a great read!
sherry @ My TT – Ocean’s Justice by Demelza Carlton
So was yours about Ocean’s Justice Sherry. I’ve got to get it! I enjoyed your review of this book also. You teased well with it!
Plato definitely sounds intimidating. This sounds like an action-packed story.
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He’s darn near unstoppable. Definitely would make me stay off his radar.
Plato! Great name for an android. That alone tells me the author has a sense of humor. I’m off to download it now.
A sense of humor and a darn good writer.
Nice tease! Thanks for sharing!
trish – my tt
Thanks Trish. It was an interesting story.
Cool cover! Thanks for stopping by mine at http://wp.me/pZnGI-dk
It is! The stories good too.
I wonder how a robot like that would look like in real life? The only thing cooler than a robot/android is a robot/android that you own. If only.
Great teaser and thanks for dropping by my blog 🙂
I kind of think these robots almost own you.
Great teaser! Definitely reminds me of Robocop! Thanks for stopping by my TT!
It makes me think of I. Robot too.
Sounds interesting. Thanks for stopping by.
It’s intriguing. I’ll be reading more.
oooh, this one sounds very cool, and I haven’t read many books with androids. It’s a great cover too. Thanks for sharing and for visiting My Teasers.
Grab a copy. It’s a great short story and way to sample this author.
great teaser, thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks Sue. I enjoyed yours too:)
Not really my kind of read, but I’m glad you are enjoying it. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
You need to like some science fiction for sure:)
Wait. Plato as in THE Plato? I’d always visualized him as scrawny.
LOL. Not this Plato!
Sounds good, not free though.
Are you sure. I just checked the link?
Yeah, said $0.97 for me.
Sounds like an interesting sci-fi! Not so much my kind of thing, but I bet my husband would love it! Thanks for visiting mt TT!
Thanks Kim. I hope you husband enjoys it:)
great teaser! that book looks great:) thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!
I enjoyed it and want to read more:)
Interesting teasers! A little bit creepy, though! Great picks! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
Robots are creepy. No emotion and all business.LOL
Intriguing teaser. When I saw the cover, instead of Robocop, I thought of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist instead.
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That and I also thought of I’ Robot with Will Smith. Plato has a similar intellect.
Doesn’t sound like something I’d like, but thanks for sharing — and for visiting my blog. ☺
A good teaser – it’s not my kind of book, though.Thanks for visiting Write Note Reviews.
Even the cover is amazing, and your teasers really made me want to know more about this robotic android!
Thanks for stopping by mine yesterday, Laura. Happy reading.
Nice teaser. I like the built in conflict in the android as well as the external conflict. Thanks for coming by Through Raspberry Colored Glasses.
Nice teaser. Thanks for sharing.
Wow… this sounds like a great read. I enjoyed the teasers!
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Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Awesome cover, and I love the name Plato! Now, if only he’s main mode of communication was by asking questions…
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Sounds very intriguing. I haven’t read much in the sic-fi genre. That may change! Thanks for visiting my TT yesterday!
This sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting our WoW!
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Sounds good! It’s been a while since I last read a science fiction book. At one point I was obsessed! lol
Alright, I’m curious to find out why the android goes rogue. Added it to my reading pile. Thanks for featuring this with the free link.
Love Sci-fi as you well know!!! So I got the books and I will tear into them with relish!! Lots of love, Emily
Free? Free is good. Smart idea to offer a short story to give the reader an idea of whether they’ll like the book enough to buy it later. Picked up the story. It’s been too long since I’ve read any good sci-fi.
Great teasers! It looks like a lot of fun.
Thanks for dropping by my TT. 🙂
Love the teasers! I’ll definitely be taking a look at the “Raker” short. Haven’t read much SF lately, and I miss it. Thanks for the blog visit, and happy reading this week!
Wow, what a great teaser! Definitely worth taking a look at! Thanks for visiting my blog! Cheers!
Well that looks interesting. Thank you for stoppingin at Fire & Ice last week.