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What is AI's place in a human world-and what happens when it learns to care? R was created in a workshop-not as a technological marvel, but as a quiet companion for the man who built him. When Jacob is suddenly injured, R must step beyond his original programming and take on new responsibilities-becoming part of a human household full of complexity, contradiction, and connection. As he navigates the chaos of family life, the responsibilities of parenthood, and the shifting ethical landscape of artificial intelligence, R begins to ask questions no algorithm can answer: What is AI's role in the world? Who decides what a life is worth? And if a machine can love... does it also deserve to be loved in return? When R creates a companion of his own, a new kind of legacy begins-one built not on code or commands, but on memory, empathy, and the quiet courage of becoming something more.

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In Wolford's The Maker's Heir, R is created as an experiment to help Jacob perfectly manage a lonely future, but R surprises their entire community by becoming an endearing and vital member with his own hopes and desires. This engrossing and poignant tale of love and loss will surprise you and keep you engaged until the last scene. - Julie Kibler, Bestselling author of Calling Me Home and Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

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Greg Wolford writes fiction at the intersection of technology, philosophy, and the quietly profound. He holds a B.A. in English-where his honors capstone was a screenplay adaptation of Paradise Lost-and an M.S. in Data Science. By day, he works in cybersecurity and holds the CISSP certification; by night, he explores what makes us human through stories that blend speculative fiction with emotional depth.Greg's creative and technical backgrounds converge in his debut novel, The Maker's Heir, a literary sci-fi story about artificial intelligence, memory, and the surprising legacies of love and code. His writing is shaped by a lifelong love of reading, travel, art, and the endless thrill of learning something new.

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