Service Model
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky was a finalist or poll selection for the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award, the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Task Item No. 1: Become Self-Aware Meet Charles™, 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.
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Finalist, 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award · Source ↗
Finalist, 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel · Source ↗
Finalist, 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Source ↗