{"product_id":"adrian-tchaikovsky-service-model-9781035045679","title":"Service Model","description":"Adrian Tchaikovsky, master of imaginative science fiction, returns with a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams. Task List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware . . . Meet 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. 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 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. 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? 'One of the best storytellers in the business' - John Scalzi 'Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable' - Stephen Baxter 'Delightful and very funny' - New Scientist Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53356126437718,"sku":"9781035045679-V","price":11.69,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53279463178582,"sku":"9781035045679-G","price":8.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781035045679_1.jpg?v=1784119799","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/adrian-tchaikovsky-service-model-9781035045679","provider":"momox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}