{"product_id":"the-oracle-a-novel","title":"The Oracle: A Novel","description":"Fears of a weaponized blockchain become reality when a software developer races to deactivate the rogue smart contract targeting him for assassination.\n\nLife is comfortable for a prominent, if schlubby, developer at a New York City blockchain company. That is, until FBI Special Agent Diane Duménil seeks his help against a bewildering threat: The Delphians, worshippers of the god Apollo, have launched a rogue program on a blockchain. It’s offering a crypto bounty to assassinate a European archaeology professor.\n\nThe developer brushes off the danger until he learns the next target: Himself.\n\nMythical antiquity collides with a near-future cyberworld as The Oracle’s unassuming hero and his FBI partner race against time to dismantle the Delphians’ murderous blockchain software. Theirs is a whirlwind tale of oracles ancient and modern, vanished antiquities and conjured crypto billions, cybercriminals and digital idealists—narrated by a cynical hero normally more concerned with dark chocolate than the consequences of the technologies he’s pioneering. What happens when the crypto ideals of privacy and truth might cost human lives—especially your own?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1945863854\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1945863854.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Juels, Ari\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\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":42951887880253,"sku":"BVV.1945863854.G","price":7.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1945863854-0.jpg?v=1769549385","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-oracle-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}