{"product_id":"after-on-a-novel-of-silicon-valley-paperback","title":"After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive novel of today's Silicon Valley, \u003ci\u003eAfter On\u003c\/i\u003e flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rob Reid.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meet Phluttr--a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and\/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers--and they don't even know the tenth of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what's the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming \"The UberX of Sex\"? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld, \u003c\/i\u003e then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it's not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfter On\u003c\/i\u003e achieves the literary singularity--fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAfter On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rob Reid's mind is like no other known thing in the universe, and this book is a truly spectacular way to discover it.\"\u003cb\u003e--Chris Anderson, head of TED\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An extended philosophy seminar run by a dozen insane Cold War heads-of-station, three millennial COOs and that guy you went to college with who always had the best weed but never did his laundry.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An epic cyberthriller peppered with pop-culture references, metadata, and Silicon Valley in-jokes.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It's rare to find a book that combines laugh-out-loud humor and cutting-edge science with profound philosophical speculation. This is that book.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Rob Reid] writes in a humorous and sarcastic style while unveiling a terrifying and frightening scenario that seems all too real.\"\u003cb\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016488304779,"sku":"9781524798079","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/U9B2V_oUy49781524798079.webp?v=1779151824","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/after-on-a-novel-of-silicon-valley-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}