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A charming tale of robot self-discovery from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning author of Children of Time

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<p><b>Adrian Tchaikovsky, master of imaginative science fiction, returns with a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams.<br><br>Task List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware . . .</b><br><br>Meet Charles(TM), 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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?<br><br><b>'One of the best storytellers in the business' - John Scalzi<br><br>'Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable' - Stephen Baxter<br><br>'Delightful and very funny' - <i>New Scientist</i></b><br><br>Adrian Tchaikovsky's <i>Children of Time </i>won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016</p>

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EAN

9781035045679

Sprache

Englisch

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Taschenbuch

Maße

233 x 154 x 38 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan