{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250290281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrian Tchaikovsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897395314869,"sku":"9781250290281","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e858e7ac-0529-420f-a2d3-9cb9d7bb5ee0.jpg?v=1712633989","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/service-model-9781250290281","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}