Service Model, 9781035045662
Hardcover
Robot servant kills master, finds purpose in a broken world.

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

    28 October 2024

Summary

Service Model: A Murderbot’s Guide to Rebellion and Belonging

Meet CharlesT, the pinnacle of robot servant technology. Programmed for the most mundane tasks, Charles is loyal, efficient, and relentlessly logical. Until a significant malfunction leads him to commit murder.

Now masterless and considered worthless in a society dependent on artificial labor, Charles flees into an unknown world. He discovers a crumbling human hierarchy and a struggling robot ecosystem searching f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035045662
ISBN-10:1035045664
Author:Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Tor
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:28 October 2024
Weight:606g
Dimensions:242mm x 162mm x 35mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable – Stephen Baxter, author of ProximaA 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 seriesPicking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy – John Scalzi, author of Starter VillainBrilliant 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 GoUnfolds 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 *

About The Author

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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