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Adrian Tchaikovsky again proves himself a double threat. Not only has the British author written a wide variety of science fiction over the past two decades, he's also quite effective serving as his own narrator. His latest audiobook is set in a dystopian future Britain in which humans are dying off because robots have taken over doing everything that is meaningful. This allows Tchaikovsky to capably trot out a variety of dialects for the many robotic characters. Examples include valet Uncharles, who has a "veddy proper" accent, and defective robot The Wonk, who is given Cockney speech. Through their eyes, the author-narrator brings to life a world that is wasting away. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]