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Larry Latourette
Author, Fiction and Historical Nonfiction
Work in Progress:
Automaton K
An inventor in 1880s Chicago creates an automaton that runs for president, but the machine is a hoax: the inventor's sister is hidden inside, pursuing her own agenda to upend the system.
STATUS: Query edits are complete!
"I couldn't stop laughing,
even as I crouched over him
and felt for a pulse."
The Lute Player, an early automaton created by Gianello Torriano in the late 1500s. The Lute Player stood just 18 inches tall, but she could turn her head, strum her lute, and make simple movements across the floor.
Automaton K is the working title and is not necessarily final.
The cover is a mockup. Image: Young Woman with Red Hair, Jean Jacques Henner, 1890s.
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