"Adventures of the Artificial Woman finds the author of Best Friends and Little Big Man in high spirits, and in a high-concept storytelling realm.... It manages to undertake a familiar form of satirical fantasy and come up with something new." Fed up with the sarcastic, opinionated, and disrespectful women he comes across, Ellery Pierce decides his only choice is to build the perfect woman. A technician at an animatronics firm, Ellery has the experience and tools ready at his fingertips. After years of experiments and fine-tuning, Ellery feels he finally has created an artificial woman who can pass as real—Phyllis. According to Ellery, Phyllis is the perfect wife, fulfilling his every wish, from gourmet meals to sexual pleasure. Unfortunately for Ellery, he may have made her too closely in his image for his own good: Phyllis leaves Ellery with dreams of Hollywood. Soon she's bona fide box office sensation. But then Phyllis sets her sights on the ultimate goal — presidency of the United States. I's no surprise when Phyllis wins the election, but Ellery rightly begins to wonder if this time she's gone too far. Adventures of the Artificial Woman is another scathingly hilarious and sinis-