Today I am Carey, Martin L. Shoemaker
Today I am Carey, Martin L. Shoemaker
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Today I am Carey

Author: Martin L. Shoemaker

Narrator: John Skelley

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/08/2019

Categories: Fiction, Dystopian


Synopsis

REMARKABLE DEBUT NOVEL FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR MARTIN L. SHOEMAKER. Shoemaker proves why he has consitently been praised as one of the best story writers in SF today with this touching, thoughtful, action-packed debut novel, based on his award-winning short story Today I am Paul. TODAY Mildred has Alzheimer's. As memories fade, she acquires the aid of a full-time android to assist her in everyday life. Carey. Carey takes care of Mildred, but its true mission is to fill in the gaps in Mildred's past. To bring yesterday into today by becoming a copy. But not merely a copy of a physical person. A copy from the inside out. I AM After Mildred passes, Carey must find a new purpose. For a time, that purpose is Mildred's family. To keep them safe from harm. To be of service. There is Paul Owens, the overworked scientist and business leader. Susan Owens, the dedicated teacher. And Millie, a curious little girl who will grow up alongside her android best friend. And Carey will grow up with her. Carey cannot age. But Carey can change. CAREY Carey struggles. Carey seeks to understand life's challenges. Carey makes its own path. Carey must learn to live. To grow. To care. To survive. To be.

About Martin L. Shoemaker

Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer and programmer. As a kid, he told stories to imaginary friends. He couldn’t imagine any career but writing fiction until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast-forward through thirty years of programming, writing, and teaching. He wrote, but he never submitted anything until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That’s not a chapter. That’s a story. Send it in.” It was a runner-up for the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award and earned him a lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that!Shoemaker hasn’t stopped writing since. His novella Murder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 4. He received the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award for his Clarkesworld story “Today I Am Paul,” which continues in Today I Am Carey, published in March 2019. Learn more at http://Shoemaker.Space.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard

5 Stars for Today I am Carey (audiobook) by Martin L. Shoemaker read by John Shelley. This a very hopeful depiction of AI. The story is about an android healthcare provider who’s speciality is people with memory issues. This was a really interesting look at end of life and was it is to be human.......more

Goodreads review by Leo

I enjoyed the short story "Today I am Paul" so I picked this up—and it was interesting for the first third. But the pace was quite slow—I wasn't quite as interested in all the minutiae of the android's daily life/interactions, no matter how realistically rendered. Could've trimmed a lot out for the s......more

Goodreads review by Wendy

Cool concept and great narrative voice. I really liked Carey and enjoyed its POV. I'd read that this was a short story named "Today I am Paul" that got expanded out. I can see that, as the first act did read like a stand-alone story focused on Carey's assignment with Mildred. I liked the exploration......more