{"product_id":"autonomous-a-novel-1","title":"Autonomous: A Novel","description":"Autonomous is the highly anticipated debut from science journalist and founder of the science and sci-fi blog io9 Annalee Newitz, a novel that explores humanity's technology and culture in a future where everything--and everyone--is a product.\n\nEarth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap scrips for poor people who can’t otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses as people become addicted to their work, doing repetitive tasks until they become unsafe or insane.\n\nHot on her trail, an unlikely pair: Eliasz, a brooding military agent, and his robotic partner, Paladin. As they race to stop information about the sinister origins of Jack’s drug from getting out, they begin to form an uncommonly close bond that neither of them fully understand.\n\nAnd underlying it all is one fundamental question: Is freedom possible in a culture where everything, even people, can be owned?\n\n\"Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the Internet.\"―Neal Stephenson\n\n\"Something genuinely and thrillingly new in the naturalistic, subjective, paradoxically humanistic but non-anthropomorphic depiction of bot-POV―and all in the service of vivid, solid storytelling.\"―William Gibson\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0765392089\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0765392089.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Newitz, Annalee\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261807296573,"sku":"BVV.0765392089.G","price":6.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0765392089-0.jpg?v=1781041768","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/autonomous-a-novel-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}