{"product_id":"null-states-9780765399540","title":"Null States: Book Two of the Centenal Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Kinetic and gripping\" --\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e continues Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's Hugo Centenal Cycle, the near-future science fiction trilogy beginning with \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy \u003c\/i\u003ethat is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe book \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called \"one of the greatest literary debuts in recent history\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Locus Award Finalist for Best First Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe future of democracy is about to implode. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of Information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the newly-incorporated DarFur, a governor dies in a fiery explosion. In Geneva, a superpower hatches plans to bring microdemocracy to its knees. In Central Asia, a sprawling war among archaic states threatens to explode into a global crisis. And across the world, a shadowy plot is growing, threatening to strangle Information with the reins of power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CENTENAL CYCLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMALKA OLDER is a writer, humanitarian worker, and PhD candidate at the Centre de Sociologie des Organisations studying governance and disasters. Named Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs for 2015, she has more than eight years of experience in humanitarian aid and development, and has responded to complex emergencies and natural disasters in Uganda, Darfur, Indonesia, Japan, and Mali. Her debut novel was 2016's \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675018137874,"sku":"9780765399540","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b070370b-46af-49cc-809a-a4ca02a4e332.jpg?v=1733869540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/null-states-9780765399540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}