{"product_id":"after-world-9781668023464","title":"After World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 SF\/Fantasy and Horror Debuts: 2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Tech Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e's Favorite Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Climate Reality Project Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"intelligent, defiant\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) debut that follows an Artificial Intelligence tasked with writing a novel--only for it to fall in love with the novel's subject, Sen, the last human on Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaced with the uncontrolled and accelerating environmental collapse, humanity asks an artificial intelligence to find a solution. Its answer is simple: remove humans from the ecosystem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSen Anon is assigned to be a witness for the Department of Transition, recording the changes in the environment as the world begins to rewild. Abandoned by her mother in a cabin somewhere in upstate New York, Sen will observe the monumental ecological shift known as the Great Transition, the final step in Project Afterworld. Around her drones buzz, cameras watch, microphones listen, digitizing her every move. Privately she keeps a journal of her observations, which are then uploaded and saved, joining the rest of humanity on Maia, a new virtual home. Sen was seventeen years old when the Digital Human Archive Project (DHAP) was initiated. 12,000,203,891 humans have been archived so far. Only Sen remains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[storyworker] ad39-393a-7fbc's assignment is to capture Sen's life, and they set about doing this using the novels of the 21st century as a roadmap. As Sen struggles to persist in the face of impending death, [storyworker] ad39-393a-7fbc works to unfurl the tale of Sen's whole life, offering up an increasingly intimate narrative until they are confronted with a very human problem of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAfter World\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"riveting, creepy...dazzling,\" (Kimberly King Parsons, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about what it means to be human in a world upended by AI and the bonds we forge with technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12489125\"\u003eDebbie Urbanski\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668023464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668023466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028010\"\u003eScience Fiction | Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebbie Urbanski is a writer, nature lover, and human whose stories and essays have been published widely in such places as \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Best American Experimental Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Junior Great Books\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writer's Award, she can often be found hiking with her family in the hills south of Syracuse, New York. \u003ci\u003eAfter World\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47360776929517,"sku":"9781668023464","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_40e39381-56d0-4f01-b2dc-969a82a6115d.jpg?v=1731701309","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/after-world-9781668023464","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}