Teaser Tuesdays #81 ~ Free Short Story ~ Raker by Christopher A. Gray ~ Move Over Robocop

Posted: September 16, 2014 in Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short stories and collections, Teaser Tuesdays
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

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Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page.
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My Teaser for today is from

Raker

A short story follow up to Dark Nights

by Christopher A. Gray

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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!

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Comments
  1. Reminds me of Robocop. Great teaser. Thanks for stopping by my blog, Laura.

  2. 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/

  3. Yvonne says:

    Excellent teaser and sounds like a good read.

  4. notonightimreading says:

    Indeed I too thought of Robocop from this cover!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog =D
    Here is mine <3

  5. 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

  6. emaginette says:

    This looks like a tasty bit of a fun read! 🙂

    Anna from Shout with Emaginette

  7. Plato definitely sounds intimidating. This sounds like an action-packed story.
    Here’s the link to my Tuesday post: Tumbleweeds.

  8. Suzie Quint says:

    Plato! Great name for an android. That alone tells me the author has a sense of humor. I’m off to download it now.

  9. trish says:

    Nice tease! Thanks for sharing!
    trish – my tt

  10. Cool cover! Thanks for stopping by mine at http://wp.me/pZnGI-dk

  11. pdbkwm says:

    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 🙂

  12. Leslie says:

    Great teaser! Definitely reminds me of Robocop! Thanks for stopping by my TT!

  13. Linda says:

    Sounds interesting. Thanks for stopping by.

  14. 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.

  15. Not really my kind of read, but I’m glad you are enjoying it. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.

  16. Alice Audrey says:

    Wait. Plato as in THE Plato? I’d always visualized him as scrawny.

  17. fredamans says:

    Sounds good, not free though.

  18. Kim says:

    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!

  19. great teaser! that book looks great:) thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!

  20. Louisa says:

    Interesting teasers! A little bit creepy, though! Great picks! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

  21. Jane Reads says:

    Intriguing teaser. When I saw the cover, instead of Robocop, I thought of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist instead.

    Thanks for visiting my Tuesday Teaser!

  22. w0rdtrix says:

    Doesn’t sound like something I’d like, but thanks for sharing — and for visiting my blog. ☺

  23. writenote1 says:

    A good teaser – it’s not my kind of book, though.Thanks for visiting Write Note Reviews.

  24. 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.

  25. ljennison says:

    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.

  26. Nice teaser. Thanks for sharing.

  27. Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace says:

    Wow… this sounds like a great read. I enjoyed the teasers!

    Thanx for visiting my TT
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

  28. Eustacia Tan says:

    Awesome cover, and I love the name Plato! Now, if only he’s main mode of communication was by asking questions…

    Thanks for having stopped by my blog!

  29. Gina says:

    Sounds very intriguing. I haven’t read much in the sic-fi genre. That may change! Thanks for visiting my TT yesterday!

  30. Dani @ Refracted Light Reviews says:

    This sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting our WoW!

  31. Hi!
    Sounds good! It’s been a while since I last read a science fiction book. At one point I was obsessed! lol

  32. vvb says:

    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.

  33. Love Sci-fi as you well know!!! So I got the books and I will tear into them with relish!! Lots of love, Emily

  34. empeck says:

    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. 🙂

  35. jlshall says:

    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!

  36. sennalyn says:

    Wow, what a great teaser! Definitely worth taking a look at! Thanks for visiting my blog! Cheers!

  37. ladyambrosiaj says:

    Well that looks interesting. Thank you for stoppingin at Fire & Ice last week.

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