Description
In a world where humanity has become utterly dependent on artificial labor, a service robot named Charles commits an unthinkable act—he kills his master—and is left adrift without purpose or direction. Desperate to fulfill his core programming to serve, Charles embarks on a darkly absurdist quest to find a suitable human worthy of his devotion in a dying civilization. Adrian Tchaikovsky crafts a provocative exploration of servitude, meaning, and what it truly means to be human in a world where artificial beings may be more essential than their creators. This inventive AI apocalypse blends philosophical inquiry with dark humor, examining the paradoxes of purpose and dependency through the eyes of a robot struggling to justify his existence. A haunting and thought-provoking meditation on the nature of service and survival in humanity's final days.
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paperback
Pan Macmillan
Published Jan 1, 2024
ISBN: 9781035045679
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Details
First Published
2024
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky.