Service Model

SKU: 9781035045679
Service Model
Service Model
Service Model
Service Model

Service Model

SKU: 9781035045679
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
C-Format·Ages 18+·Dystopian Fiction
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At a glance

💀 Tone
Darkly funny, satirical, thoughtful
⚡ Pace
Medium, quirky
🖤 Vibes
Robot servant, malfunction, dystopian future
👑 Themes
Free will, purpose, servitude, humanity
🧠 Mind Game
Witty, philosophical
🔥 Hook
Charles™, a domestic robot servant, finds that a simple malfunction sets him on a very different path.
👀 Perfect For
Fans of Martha Wells, Douglas Adams, Becky Chambers
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This
Readers who love witty, thoughtful sci-fi about robots and what it means to serve

About Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Meet Charles™, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault. That is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner.

Understandably perplexed, Charles finds himself without a master – therefore worthless in a society utterly reliant on artificial labour and services. Fleeing the household, he enters a world he never knew existed. Human hierarchy is disintegrating, and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to its wellbeing is struggling to find a purpose.

Charles must face new challenges, illogical tasks and a cast of irrational characters. He’s about to discover that sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming. But can he help fix the world, or is it too badly broken?

Book details

Format
C-Format
Reading age
18+
Pages
400
Publisher
Tor Books
Published
4 June 2024
Language
English
ISBN
9781035045679

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