Author: Teresa Reasor
Book: An Automated Death (Steampunk)
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Publisher: Teresa J. Reasor
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Genre: Steampunk Short Story
Heat Level: PG
Format: Multiple Formats
Author Blog/s: http://mymusesmusings.blogspot.com
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After
his wife’s death, clockmaker Alan Cartwright focuses all his energy on his work
and his eight-year-old son, Brenton. Father and son bond by building a lifelike
automaton, designed to resemble Brenton in looks and talent: The boy is an
extraordinary artist. Before the automaton is finished, Brenton is run over and
killed by a carriage driven by Sir
William Tyndale.
The
automaton comes to life, communicating with Alan through written messages and
drawings of the past and the future. Alan is convinced Brenton’s spirit possesses
the machine and refuses to sell it. Sir Tyndale sees the likeness of his own
dead son in the device and is determined to have it by any means.
Driven
by grief and fatherly love, the two men are set on a collision course with the
soul of a young boy trapped between them,
and Brenton's reasons for possessing the automaton a mystery to them both.
