EAN: 9781035045679

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

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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