Synopsis

Hewantsindoorplumbing.Theythinkhe’sconqueringtheworld.ArthurwasageniusengineeronEarth,capableofoptimizinggloballogisticsandautomatingentirefactories.Buthelackedonething:commonsense.Now,reincarnatedasArthurvonPendelton,thesix-year-oldsonofapowerfulDukeinamedievalfantasyworld,hefaceshisgreatestchallengeyet:Drafts.ArmedwiththeT.E.C.H.Interface(Trans-EpochalConstructionHeuristic),Arthurcananalyzemagiclikecodeandbuildmoderntechnologyfromscratch.Hisgoalsaresimple:Double-glazedwindows,hotshowers,andatoasterthatdoesn'tburnthebread.Butthereisaproblem.Thepeopleofthisworlddon'tunderstandengineering.Hebuildsahigh-pressureboilerforabath;hisfatherthinksit’sa“Dragon-BreathSiegeWeapon.”Hecreatesahydroponicgarden;thelocalchurchdeclareshimtheGodofHarvest.HeignoresaPrincess'sflirtingtoanalyzethethreadcountofherdress;shethinksheisplaying“hardtoget.”FollowArthurasheaccidentallyindustrializesakingdom,terrifieshisenemieswithhomeappliances,andremainscompletelyoblivioustothefactthatheisbecomingthemostpowerfulmaninhistory.Allhewantedwasawarmbath.