The Promethean

<p>The Promethean is an amazingly funny novel exposing the utter insanity of modern academia and the world of technology. An extraordinary tale of ambition social justice and human folly it combines the mordant wit of W. Somerset Maugham with a sense of humor reminiscent of P.G. Wodehouse.<br /><br />When American billionaire Henry Hockenheimer discovers that conquering the corporate world is no longer enough for him on the eve of his 40th birthday he decides to leave his mark on the world by creating the first Superman a robot as intellectually brilliant as it is physically capable. But his ideas are thwarted on every side by the most brilliant minds of the academic world from the artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Vishnu Sharma to the wheelchair-bound head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of Her Majesty's Government's Bio-Engineering Research Fund Nkwandi Obolajuwan and of course Dr. Sydney Prout formerly of the United Nations now Special Adviser on Human Rights to the European Union.<br /><br />And when Hockenheimer succeeds despite all of the incredible obstacles placed in his way he discovers that success can be the cruelest failure of all.</p>