{"product_id":"service-model-9781250290304","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.43w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250290304","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44002740437129,"sku":"9781250290304","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_46c6529c-2f92-4cde-85db-84e0fa3a04bc.jpg?v=1747719259","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/service-model-9781250290304","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}