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Violence
Some
A murder (accidental); some robot and environmental violence in the journey
Language
Some
Adult language in the satirical register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The philosophical comedy of a robot whose directives are meaningless in a post-human world
What this book is about
Uncharles is a household robot who briefly malfunctions and kills his master. Following his core directives, he sets out to find a new human to serve. The world he travels through has become very strange: other robots carry on their functions after all the humans have gone, institutions persist without purpose, and Uncharles's rigid programming must adapt to a universe that no longer fits any of his categories. Tchaikovsky's darkly comic SF novel is a meditation on purpose, service, and what remains when the people who gave you meaning have gone.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A murder as the inciting incident
Darkly comedic post-human setting
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