Service Model

  • ISBN #9781035045679
  • Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Paperback
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  • Ships in 3-10 days

Service Model

  • ISBN #9781035045679
  • Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Paperback
  • Ships in 3-10 days
  • Ships in 3-10 days

$34.77 ex GST

Task List Item No.1 - Become self-aware... Meet CharlesTM, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault.
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  • Task List Item No.1 - Become self-aware... Meet CharlesTM, 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?
    • Format: Paperback / softback
    • Publication Date: 25/06/2024
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
    • Pages: 384
    • Dimensions (mm): 234x153x29mm
    • Weight: 472g
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    Task List Item No.1 - Become self-aware... Meet CharlesTM, 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?
    • Format: Paperback / softback
    • Publication Date: 25/06/2024
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
    • Pages: 384
    • Dimensions (mm): 234x153x29mm
    • Weight: 472g
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