Finalist, Best Novel, 2025

Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 373 pages

A robot butler who has murdered his master goes in search of a new job, in a world where there are no humans left to serve.

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The ballot

The Tainted CupRobert Jackson BennettDel Rey, Hodderscape UKWinner
A Sorceress Comes to CallT. KingfisherTorRunner-up
Alien ClayAdrian TchaikovskyOrbit US, Tor UK
Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn WiswellDAW
The Ministry of TimeKaliane BradleyAvid Reader Press, Sceptre