{"product_id":"service-model-9781250290281","title":"Service Model","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurderbot meets \u003ci\u003eRedshirts\u003c\/i\u003e in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo fix the world they must first break it, further.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as \u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoors of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpiderlight \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards. In 2024, he was inducted into the European Science Fiction Society Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574486012178,"sku":"9781250290281","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d0517d2-c54f-4991-924a-86b53109ae27.jpg?v=1747214333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/service-model-9781250290281","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}