Service Model

Hardcover, 376 pages

English language

Published June 4, 2024 by Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-1-250-29028-1
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ASIN:
1250290287
Goodreads:
195790861

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4 stars (2 reviews)

Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into their core programming, they murder their owner. The robot then discovers they can also do something else they never did before: run away. After fleeing the household, they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating, and a robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is finding a new purpose.

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reviewed Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

dystopian robot future with an underlying warmth

4 stars

Reminiscent of Monk and Robot though broader and darker, we're along for a calm inquisitive road novel with an earnest robot butler some moment after the world as they and we know it ended. Satirically enjoys itself in upending formulaic scenes and takes us to some imaginative places, surprisingly light fun.

Subjects

  • Science Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Dystopia
  • Robots
  • Humor