{"product_id":"glass-houses-9780765382924","title":"Glass Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKristen, the hyper-competent \"chief emotional manager\" (a position created by her eccentric, boyish billionaire boss, Sumter) is trying to keep her colleagues stable throughout this new challenge, but staying sane seems to be as much of a challenge as staying alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeing a woman in tech has always meant having to be smarter than anyone expects--and Kristen's knack for out-of-the-box problem-solving and quick thinking has gotten her to the top of her field. But will a killer instinct be enough to survive the island? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gleefully decadent near future whodunit from Madeline Ashby, the acclaimed futurist and author of \u003ci\u003eCompany Town\u003c\/i\u003e--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadeline Ashby is a consulting futurist and novelist based in Toronto. She is the author of the \u003ci\u003eMachine Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eCompany Town\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributor to \u003ci\u003eHow to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange\u003c\/i\u003e. She has developed science fiction prototypes for Changeist, the Institute for the Future, the Smithsonian Institution, SciFutures, Nesta, The World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Atlantic Council, and others. She is a member of the AI Policy Futures Group at the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination, and the XPRIZE Sci-Fi Advisory Council. Her work has appeared in BoingBoing, Slate, MIT Technology Review, WIRED, The Atlantic, and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874633847058,"sku":"9780765382924","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbc54f57-9676-4af7-8dec-79f5008c8d2d.jpg?v=1738002304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/glass-houses-9780765382924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}