Service Model
A charming tale of robot self-discovery from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning author of Children of Time
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
Task List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware…
Meet CharlesT, 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 wider world he never…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035045662 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035045664 |
| Author: | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 606g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 162mm x 242mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima
A wonderful examination of the pitfalls of AI and a plausible prediction of the collapse of mankind … A fabulous read, as I have come to expect from one of our finest sci-fi and fantasy authors – James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series
Picking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy – John Scalzi, author of Starter Villain
Brilliant science-fiction and far-out world-building – James McAvoy, actor (Split, X-Men: First Class)
One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction – Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and Fractal Noise
[Adrian Tchaikovsky] writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas – Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go
Unfolds like a brilliant, horrific game of Clue … very clever world-building * The Wall Street Journal *
A funny, allegorical science fiction about the end of humans and the rise of robots … entertaining and thought-provoking * IGN *
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He’s also studied stagefighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and tabletop games.
Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel and The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
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