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The future, a novel, Naomi Alderman

eng

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fiction

The future

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1395953406

Naomi Alderman

a novel

"When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she found herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father's fox and rabbit sermon -- once a parable to her -- are starting to come true, how much future is actually left? Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She's cornered, desperate, and -- worst of all -- might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future? Martha's and Zhen's worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world into destruction, Martha's relentless drive and Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful -- or the cataclysmic end of civilization." --Container

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