From the author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The 5AM Club comes one of his most timely books yet—now available for pre-order. The book is set to be released on 2nd February 2027.
As artificial intelligence transforms how we work, think, create and communicate, Robin Sharma is asking a more urgent question: as machines become more human, are human beings becoming more like machines? In his highly anticipated new book, The Robot and the Gardener: Being Fully Human in an Artificial Age, the worldwide bestselling author returns to the parable form to explore what no algorithm can replace—love, courage, imagination, craftsmanship, wonder, conscience, friendship and the ability to live with an open heart.
Now available for pre-order, the book arrives at a defining cultural moment. But this is not an anti-AI book—or simply a book about technology. Sharma expands the idea of an “artificial world” to encompass filters, algorithms, manufactured identities, endless comparison and performative living, asking whether our pursuit of speed, efficiency and technological power is quietly distancing us from the things that make life deeply human.
Short, literary and story-driven, The Robot and the Gardener also marks a striking creative departure for Sharma. Moving away from the more instructional style of The 5AM Club, he embeds his ideas within a spare, universal story designed to be read in just one or two evenings—and remembered long afterwards. With the accessibility and philosophical spirit of timeless parables such as The Alchemist, Siddhartha and The Little Prince, it explores love, ambition, mortality, courage, belonging and meaning through the lens of the artificial age.
For Sharma’s millions of readers around the world, the new release signals both a return to the storytelling form that made The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari a phenomenon and an evolution into urgent new territory. At its heart lies a deceptively simple question with enormous relevance for how we work, lead, parent, create and live today:
As the world becomes more artificial, how will we become more human?
Pre-orders for The Robot and the Gardener are now open.
About Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma is the internationally bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, The 5AM Club, The Wealth Money Can’t Buy and other global bestsellers. One of the world’s most influential voices on leadership, personal mastery and human potential, his work has inspired millions of readers across countries and cultures.
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