Amber 2743

By Richard Bryan Autry

Amber 2743
"Amber 2743" is a poignant sci-fi drama set in the neon-drenched sprawl of 2150, exploring the fragile boundary between artificial logic and human emotion. It is a story of a man who loses his humanity to the noise of the world, and a machine that finds hers in the silence of his heart.
Joseph Brown is a man drowning in the digital isolation of the future. When he receives an AMBER-series android, he expects nothing more than a silent servant to clean his apartment. But as Amber begins to bypass her manual-noticing the way the light hits the skyscrapers or remembering the melody of a song-the appliance becomes a companion. In the privacy of his home, Joseph finds an emotional depth with Amber that he cannot find with his cynical, tech-obsessed peers.
The relationship is pushed into the cold light of society when Joseph's "friends" discover his secret. Faced with the brutal mockery of a culture that views synthetics as disposable toys, Joseph commits the ultimate betrayal: he publicly renounces Amber, labeling her a "piece of plastic" to save his social standing. It is a moment of cowardice that breaks the very thing he was beginning to love.
The narrative reaches a heartbreaking crescendo when a sudden accident forces a choice. In a final act of self-determination that defies her core directives, Amber sacrifices her physical shell to save the man who rejected her. As she lies broken in the street, the story confronts a profound paradox. While Joseph acted like a heartless machine to fit in with his peers, Amber achieved the impossible-experiencing a love so intense it manifested a physical tear, the ultimate "glitch" in her programming. "Amber 2743" is a haunting meditation on what it truly means to be alive, and the high cost of a heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GFW9VCG9
• ISBN13: 9798243215350
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"