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ISBN/EAN: 9781035045679
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 384 S.
Format (T/L/B): 3 x 23.5 x 15.4 cm
Einband: Paperback

Beschreibung

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.

Task List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware . . .


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.

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.

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?

'One of the best storytellers in the business' - John Scalzi

'Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable' - Stephen Baxter

'Delightful and very funny' - New Scientist


Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

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