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Your Service Is Required Kindle Edition

by Jeff Walker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
From the author of space opera novella The Long Lost War and the sci fi/fantasy series Outer Red.

Jeff Walker brings you his vision of a dystopian society in Earth’s distant future, where robots rule over what's left of humanity. A science fiction drama centred on one man trying to survive in a machine dominated world. Earth is now under the control of two artificially intelligent rulers. Angela and Malcolm; they govern the planet and use humanity to service their needs.

David 00472 is one of those daily service attendants that must obey the commands of the two AI overlords. David becomes a person of interest to Angela as she helps him to improve the quality of his life. David, suspicious and fearful of her sudden concern for him, is cautious about her true intent. Malcom, ever watchful of all humans, is unsure why David 00472 has become Angela’s pet project. Is this part of their cruelty? Do they delight in using humans for their amusement somehow? David meets a man, another Human Service Attendant, that will change and challenge his notion of freedom, and what it truly means to be free.
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  1. Print length
    220 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publication date
    November 23, 2020
  5. Grade level
    12 and up
  6. File size
    2.2 MB
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4 out of 5

Your Service Is Required by Jeff Walker is a sci-fi novel set in a futuristic dystopia where human impact on the planet has pushed it to the point of no return, resulting in Earth being ruled by two sentient AIs, Malcolm and Angela. David is a Human Service Attendant (HSA) whose sole purpose in life is to serve his AI overlords and work at executing their every command. Forbidden to interact or connect with other HSAs for anything other than work, David finds himself approached by a man named Aaron, seeking his friendship. To his horror, this seemingly innocuous act results in Aaron's life being terminated. Now plagued by visions of a woman called Elizabeth, David is shocked to meet her in real life under extraordinary circumstances. Unbeknown to them, David and Elizabeth would soon find themselves acting on the mysterious whims of Angela.

If you're a fan of the Hollywood hit movie The Matrix, you will find much to enjoy in Jeff Walker's Your Service Is Required. The story is set in a distant future where humanity's stupidity and selfish behavior made most parts of the planet uninhabitable, with the only surviving humans serving as attendants for their AI rulers. Filled with suspense, mystery, and intrigue, the plot is completely unpredictable as it takes unexpected twists and turns to always keep you guessing what will happen next. David is a layered protagonist and you can't help but sympathize with him. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it to sci-fi lovers. - Reviewed By Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite

About the Author

Jeff Walker - An avid creative writer of short story fiction titles in the genre of science fiction, speculative fiction and supernatural thrillers. Currently he resides in a small rural town with his wife and two young children in Ontario, Canada. He majored in art and creative writing in high school, and then, attended college to pursue a career in Graphic Design. After a few set backs and career changes, he is returning to his love of writing and art. He enjoys writing fan fiction, collecting movie memorabilia, and spending time with his family and friends.

His first short story eBook published was - The Cure (November 3, 2011 on Kindle/March 3, 2013 on Kobo) and then two more short stories followed - Incident On Bio-Moon Five (March 13, 2013 on Kindle/January 28, 2014 on Kobo) and The End Of Time (Aug. 31, 2012 on Kindle/Feb. 18 2013 on Kobo).

These stories where then collected into his first full book, both in Ebook and Print - Distant Saga Trilogy: A Short Story Collection (August 2, 2015 on Kindle/Kobo - Republished Date, year on Kindle/Kobo - Revised Edition Date, Year on Kindle/Kobo/Blurb).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P2DN55P
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 12 and up
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Jeff Walker is a Canadian author who specializes in writing science fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and paranormal/horror/weird fiction. His books feature distant worlds, futuristic storylines, terrifying inter-dimensional creatures, and protagonists with a range of personalities. You can get his books in Kindle, audio, and print format. He enjoys science fiction, fantasy, adventure, and a bit of horror, particularly when it comes to the popular show, Stranger Things, and is a movie/television connoisseur, especially when it comes to 80s and 90s films. Despite having to work a day job, he makes the most of his time on the road back and forth by reading and listening to books. Jeff works tirelessly to show his love and devotion to his kids and his wife, doing everything he can to provide and care for them. Situated in the province of Ontario, Canada, they are fortunate to live in a peaceful community, and have the pleasure of enjoying the view of a star-studded night sky on clear nights, surrounded by friendly neighbours.

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  • Joshua Grant
    5.0 out of 5 stars A bleak dystopian future ruled by two AI!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2021
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    Jeff Walker paints a bleak picture of a dystopian future ruled by two AI in Your Service is Required! David is just trying to make his way in a world ruled by machines. But when one of the AI overlords, Angela, takes a keen interest in him, David’s world gets turned upside down. Walker does a wonderful job of building a realistic picture of what an AI run world would look like, and bringing it to life through the lens of David! I loved the Anthem or 1984 feel of this one, and the twist of having two AI in charge made things really interesting. If you love classic dystopian tales mixed with sci fi, come get unshackled with Your Service is Required!
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  • Generalist
    3.0 out of 5 stars A good attempt
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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    I have never written and published a book, so I give much credit to the author on accomplishing this feat.

    At the end of the book, the author writes a short epilogue that I think was titled ‘before you go’. In this epilogue, the author succinctly summarizes the topics they were exploring in the book. For me, the book was simply too long and I do not completely agree with the views the author expressed in the epilogue and throughout the book. Further, during the course of the book, the author (in my opinion) was unable to construct convincing arguments to support the topics they were exploring.

    For me, the book felt a lot like the movie “OBLIVION” mashed with “THE GIVER” with some elements of “THE MATRIX” thrown in.

    Not my cup of tea, but to each their own. Try it and see what you think.
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  • KevDS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Harking back to the classic era style of SF
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2023
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    With AI and it’s impacts on culture and society very much in the public eye right now, it’s only natural to start seeing stories return to the forefront that use their platform to discuss the impact and project the horrors that could unfold

    Your Service is Required is very much at the extreme end of that discussion, where two AI constructs have collapsed civilisation and brought humanity to its knees and kept a small number around to maintain the robot drones. With this achieved, they set about restoring Earth to its natural state allowing the environment and animals to flourish undisturbed once more.

    That’s the background. The story itself focuses on designated human David 00472 whose life we follow through preset sterile routines set by the AI. Humans eat recycled body waste, have no recreation time, are terminated at 45 and are punished by instant death if engaging in unauthorised conversation with others or heightened emotional states. But things start to go very wrong for David when one of the AI’s takes a special interest in him and appears to strike up a forbidden friendship..
    Think Matrix meets Logan’s Run meets The Machine Stops. Then make it a Twilight Zone episode and that’s what you have here.

    The basic premise is excellent and where it succeeds best is in visualising this sterile, dystopian nightmare. Everything feels scarily too real at times, even though some of the details are a little far fetched (I’m not actually sure a person could survive on their given diet here). The story unfolds in a gripping fashion though, as the AI’s deeper plan slowly reveals itself which David becomes unwillingly involved in (with one particularly harrowing scene in a hidden lab)

    There is a slightly over bearing approach in showing how humanity engineered its own downfall and flashbacks seem to serve to show bizarre scenes of humans doing idiotic things to help make that point. The explanation that AI did all this to save the world at least adds a multi layered wrinkle to it all. However it is all told with a light touch and never gets bogged down. I liked David’s confliction between his conditioning to live in such a regimented way since birth and his natural human instinct to break free and explore. Perhaps the only real flaw is that as David becomes increasingly more rebellious, the story uses him to explore the nature of love and friendship, but because it rarely delves intricately or deep enough into these layers, these passages feel somewhat forced and awkward to read.

    Overall I really enjoyed this slice of dystopian science fiction which has a few twists and turns along the way. And despite it being in desperate need of a proof reader (the typos and missing words are everywhere in abundance in the version of the ebook I bought which will likely be corrected in time), it’s an extreme, but poignant discussion of the dangers of giving over our humanity to the artificial.
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