Book: Service Model
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Genre: Science Fiction, Fiction, Dystopian, Humour

Picked the audiobook up for this on a complete whim. I’ve seen so, so many Tchaikovsky novels on the shelves in Waterstones’ Sci Fi and fantasy section that I’ve always felt very overwhelmed to even consider beginning his seemingly endless bibliography.

What a load of shit because this was bloody fantastic.

It was so FUN.

I dunno why I had these weird preconceptions that Tchaikovsky was really dense and intellectual and hard to read, but this was spot on what I needed.

Service Model follows the story of Charles aka Undiagnosed Valet Unit aka UnCharles. It’s set in a dystopian world and explores the very simple and almost too obvious situation of ‘what happens when a robot’s code limits its ability to perform a task’.

Binary is on and off after all.

A slapstick, darkly humorous exploration of free-will, society, and the stupid obsession with AI.

It’s an absolute riot and I laughed multiple times.

Highly recommend if you want something a bit different to read.

Can anyone recommend any similar Tchaikovsky books?

4.1/5.0