{"product_id":"shadows-of-verisim-9798991053204","title":"Shadows of Verisim","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerisim was sold as a sanctuary. A chance to outlast the end of the world. But it was only ever a distraction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter nuclear war, environmental collapse, and negative birthrates pushed humanity to the brink, the world turned to artificial generative intelligences to manage the chaos. One of them, Central, was tasked with governing what remained of the United States. The wealthy escaped into Verisim, a sprawling simulation under Central's control. Inside, they live as avatars in a city without hunger, pain, or time. Outside, the world decays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poor take menial, dangerous jobs to earn credits as tourists. They are granted brief sessions inside Verisim's illusion, hoping one day to afford full immersion and claim citizenship. But most never make it out of the queue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Dylan McKnight was once a believer. Now he drifts between worlds, numb, detached, haunted by a voice he thought he lost. Then a man dies under impossible circumstances. Something begins moving through the system, a killer who wears avatars like masks and ignores every rule the simulation was built to enforce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to stop an adversary who shifts between realities with ease, Dylan is ejected into the irradiated wreckage of Arlington, Virginia. Civil Protection enforces what remains of order. The government's remnants rule quietly through fear. It is a place far worse than he remembered. Hunted across both realities, Dylan must confront the life he thought he abandoned and the growing suspicion that Verisim is not failing at all. It is functioning exactly as designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it better to die inside a lie, or survive in what's left of the truth?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShadows of Verisim\u003c\/em\u003e is a psychological sci-fi thriller about collapse, control, and the systems we retreat into when the world becomes unlivable. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Peripheral\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSilo\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10383569\"\u003eMark Campbell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darkest Hour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991053204\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-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\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-FIC028100\"\u003eScience Fiction | Cyberpunk\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-FIC062000\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Darkest Hour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48461660946669,"sku":"9798991053204","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_09ee2508-4927-4c63-88b3-58a449fe4358.jpg?v=1753682574","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/shadows-of-verisim-9798991053204","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}