THE PRESIDENT'S ROBOT (The MORRIS Chronicles Book 1)

In this first novel in a new series, The MORRIS Chronicles, MORRIS the robot and friends take us on a hilarious ride into the very near future. Dr. Joseph Marten is dedicated to developing a robot to help his ‘baby boomer’ patients stay healthy and out of nursing homes. He recruits Rachel Kapin, a self described “old fogey”, and they use her home as a robotics laboratory. Rachel is jolted by one robotic catastrophe after another, including outrageously funny calamities involving her friends and people the robot encounters. An incredibly sophisticated 12 year old robot emerges from their collaboration with skills far beyond anyone’s expectations. MORRIS creates a sensation when he and Rachel Kapin appear on 60 MINUTES. That leads to a spectacular adventure that captures international attention and catapults MORRIS to Super Hero status. Along the way, always with humor and chuckles, there is tenderness, romance, and a compelling look at issues of aging, high tech, and creativity. We get a sneak peek at the robot-human dyad that will be coming into our lives in the not so distant future. J. Paul Arden tells this story in such a warm, low key, funny, and realistic way that it doesn’t feel like Science Fiction.