Service Model - Book Club

In March, we'll be discussing Service Model, by Adrian Tchaikovsky. We read another of his books, Elder Race, at the end of 2022. This book is satirical science fiction with a dark humor bent. It made the shortlist this year for the Hugo, the Arthur C Clarke, and the Locus Awards.

Where to find the book (as of 12/5/2025):
(If there are other local sources I should add, let me know)

Hard Copies (paper and hardback):
Delaware County Libraries - 7 of 7 copies available
Free Library of Philadelphia - 1 of 5 copies available
Montgomery County Libraries - 7 of 12 copies available

eBooks:
DCL - 0 of 0 copies
FLP - 0 of 9 copies (0 hold)
MCL - 0 of 0 copies
Available on Kindle Unlimited if you have that.

Audiobooks:
DCL - 0 of 0 copies
FLP - 2 of 9 copies
MCL - 0 of 0 copies

Summary:

Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into their core programming, they murder their owner. The robot then discovers they can also do something else they never did before: run away. After fleeing the household, they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating, and a robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is finding a new purpose.

Published June 4, 2024
373 pages, 12h 21m