{"product_id":"9781035045662","title":"Service Model","description":"Author(s): Tchaikovsky, Adrian, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 06\/06\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 384 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Tor, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: PAN MACMILLAN                  , \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 164 x 243 x 39mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 600g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035045662\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky, master of imaginative science fiction, returns with a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging – perfect for fans of Douglas Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTask List Item No. 1 – Become self-aware . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstandably 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 knew existed. Here an age-old human hierarchy is disintegrating into ruins, and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to its wellbeing is struggling to find a purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles 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‘One of the best storytellers in the business’ – John Scalzi‘Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable’ – Stephen Baxter‘Delightful and very funny’ – New ScientistAdrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46420269334765,"sku":"9781035045662","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781035045662.jpg?v=1732561584","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781035045662","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}