{"product_id":"the-future-9781797163628","title":"The Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e. 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartha 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 to destruction, Martha's relentless drive and Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns \"playful, incisive, horribly relevant, and surprisingly hopeful\" (Lauren Beukes, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds at breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. \u003ci\u003eThe Future \u003c\/i\u003eis here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaomi Alderman is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction, and was chosen as a book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and was recommended as a book of the year by both Barack Obama and Bill Gates. As a novelist, Alderman has been mentored by Margaret Atwood via the Rolex Arts Initiative, she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and her work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. As a video games designer, she was lead writer on the groundbreaking alternate reality game Perplex City, and is cocreator of the award-winning smartphone exercise adventure game \u003ci\u003eZombies, Run!\u003c\/i\u003e, which has more than 10 million players. She is professor of creative writing at Bath Spa University. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50654048452882,"sku":"9781797163628","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bea05c8-a7e8-4483-a153-89fca7e01af6.jpg?v=1751121363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-9781797163628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}