{"product_id":"adrian-tchaikovsky-service-model-2024-paperback","title":"Adrian Tchaikovsky: Service Model [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTask List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Charles (TM), 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best storytellers in the business' - John Scalzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable' - Stephen Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delightful and very funny' - \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csub\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky's \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tchaikovsky, Adrian","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50822317211987,"sku":"9781035045679","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/tchaikovsky-adrian-adrian-tchaikovsky-service-model-2024-paperback-9781035045679-1157081876.jpg?v=1745177973","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/adrian-tchaikovsky-service-model-2024-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}