I'm not sure who came up with Sexbot for the title, but I think it does the book a disservice, as does the over-the-top cleavage-based cover. Not because I'm some sort of prude, but because it might lead potential customers to shy away, since it screams "erotica" to anyway who even glaces its way.
The problem that creates it two fold:
1. Anyone attracted to it by the lure of the title and cover is going to be disappointed. While there are some sexy bits, it's not as explicit as one might be led to think by the title and cover. Erotica it's not.
2. On the flip side, Anyone avoiding it for the same reason as above will miss out on a pretty good near-future action thriller. And that's too bad.
Martin and Susan are hotshot computer and artificial intelligence scientist working for Suncoast Cybernetics. In the course of their research to build an ever better and more human artificial intelligence (which their company uses to build realistic androids to sell as sexual companions), they stumble across a method that allows the "uploading" of a person's mind to a machine intelligence. This, combined with the ever advancing androids they are able to build, offers potential immortality... to those who can afford it of course.
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